English noun: gastric acid | |||
| 1. | gastric acid (body) digestive secretions of the stomach glands consisting chiefly of hydrochloric acid and mucin and the enzymes pepsin and rennin and lipase | ||
| Synonyms | gastric juice | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | digestive fluid, digestive juice | ||
| Substance holonym | chymosin, lipase, pepsin, rennin | ||