gastric acid

Noun
  1. Digestive secretions of the stomach glands consisting chiefly of hydrochloric acid and mucin and the enzymes pepsin and rennin and lipase (synset 105413471)
    is a type of: digestive fluid, digestive juice - secretions that aid digestion
    substance holonym:
    • lipase - an enzyme secreted in the digestive tract that catalyzes the breakdown of fats into individual fatty acids that can be absorbed into the bloodstream
    • pepsin - an enzyme produced in the stomach that splits proteins into peptones
    • chymosin, rennin - an enzyme that occurs in gastric juice; causes milk to coagulate
    same as: gastric juice

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