1.
[syn: antacid, gastric antacid, alkalizer, alkaliser, antiacid]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
antacid \ant*ac"id\ ([a^]nt*[a^]s"[i^]d), antiacid
\an*ti*ac"id\([a^]n*t[-e]*[a^]s"[i^]d), n. [Pref. anti- + acid.]
(Med.)
A remedy for neutralizing acidity, especially of the stomach,
as an alkali or absorbent. -- a. Counteractive of acidity.
[1913 Webster + AS]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
antiacid
n 1: an agent that counteracts or neutralizes acidity
(especially in the stomach) [syn: antacid, gastric
antacid, alkalizer, alkaliser, antiacid]