digestive juice

Noun
  1. Secretions that aid digestion (synset 105413289)
    hypernym: juice, succus - any of several liquids of the body
    hyponym:
    • gastric acid, gastric juice - digestive secretions of the stomach glands consisting chiefly of hydrochloric acid and mucin and the enzymes pepsin and rennin and lipase
    • pancreatic juice - a fluid secreted into the duodenum by the pancreas; important for breaking down starches and proteins and fats
    • bile, gall - a digestive juice secreted by the liver and stored in the gallbladder; aids in the digestion of fats
    part meronym: digestive system, gastrointestinal system, systema alimentarium, systema digestorium - the system that makes food absorbable into the body
    synonym: digestive fluid

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