ANTACIDS
\ˈantɐsˌɪdz], \ˈantɐsˌɪdz], \ˈa_n_t_ɐ_s_ˌɪ_d_z]\
Definitions of ANTACIDS
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Substances that counteract or neutralize acidity. They are used mainly for the treatment of gastrointestinal irritation or ulcers.
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Remedies which obviate acidity in the stomach. They are chemical agents, and act by neutralizing the acid. Those chiefly used are ammonia, calcis carbonas, calx, magnesia, magnesia carbonas, potassa, potassae bicarbonas, p. carbonas, sodae bicarbonas, and s. carbonas. They are, of course, only palliatives, removing that which exists, not preventing the formation of more.
By Robley Dunglison
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basidiomycota
- comprises fungi bearing the spores on basidium: Gasteromycetes (puffballs); Tiliomycetes (comprising orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts)); Hymenomycetes (mushrooms; toadstools; agarics; bracket fungi); in some classification systems considered a division of kingdom comprises fungi bearing spores on a basidium; includes Gasteromycetes (puffballs) Tiliomycetes comprising the orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts) Hymenomycetes (mushrooms, toadstools, agarics bracket fungi).