🇫🇷French Source WordCode: FR

Réducteur d'acide

Pronunciation / Transliteration: Réducteur d'acide

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Acid Reducer/ˈæs.ɪd rɪˈdjuː.sər/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇫🇷 Example Sentence in French:

"Le médecin a prescrit un réducteur d'acide pour soulager le patient."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A medication that decreases the production of stomach acid.

    "The doctor prescribed an acid reducer to help alleviate the patient's heartburn."
  2. 2

    A substance used to neutralize or reduce acidity in the stomach.

    "Over-the-counter acid reducers can be effective for occasional indigestion."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'acid reducer' is derived from the combination of 'acid', which comes from the Latin 'acidus' meaning 'sour', and 'reducer', from the Latin 'reducere' meaning 'to lead back'. The phrase has evolved in medical terminology to refer to substances that decrease acidity in the stomach.

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