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ALKALIZER

Dictionary entry overview: What does alkalizer mean?

• ALKALIZER (noun)
The noun ALKALIZER has 1 sense:

1. an agent that counteracts or neutralizes acidity (especially in the stomach)

Familiarity information: ALKALIZER used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• ALKALIZER (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

An agent that counteracts or neutralizes acidity (especially in the stomach)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

alkaliser; alkalizer; antacid; antiacid; gastric antacid

Hypernyms ("alkalizer" is a kind of...):

agent (a substance that exerts some force or effect)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "alkalizer"):

cimetidine; Tagamet (a drug (trade name Tagamet) used to treat peptic ulcers by decreasing the secretion of stomach acid)

Rolaids; Pepto-bismal (an antacid)

omeprazole; Prilosec (antacid (trade name Prilosec) that suppresses acid secretion in the stomach)

Mylanta; Maalox; Bromo-seltzer; Brioschi (an antacid)

Alka-seltzer (a commercial antacid; tablets dissolve in water to give an effervescent solution)

ranitidine; Zantac (a histamine blocker and antacid (trade name Zantac) used to treat peptic ulcers and gastritis and esophageal reflux)

Tums (an antacid)

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