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gastric juice

–noun
the digestive fluid, containing pepsin and other enzymes, secreted by the glands of the stomach.

Origin:
1720–30
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gastric juice  
n.  The colorless, watery, acidic digestive fluid that is secreted by various glands in the mucous membrane of the stomach and consists chiefly of hydrochloric acid, pepsin, rennin, and mucin.
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Main Entry: gastric juice
Function: noun
: a thin watery acid digestive fluid secreted by the glands in the mucous membrane of the stomach and containing 0.2 to 0.4percent free hydrochloric acid and several enzymes (as pepsin)
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gastric juice n.
The colorless, watery, acidic digestive fluid that is secreted by various glands in the mucous membrane of the stomach and consists chiefly of hydrochloric acid, pepsin, rennin, and mucin.

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gastric juice  
A fluid secreted by glands lining the inside of the stomach. It contains hydrochloric acid and enzymes, such as pepsin, that aid in digestion.
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