antacid
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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]
from
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Buffer \Buff"er\ (b[u^]f"[~e]r), n. [Prop a striker. See
{Buffet} a blow.]
1. (Mech.)
(a) An elastic apparatus or fender, for deadening the jar
caused by the collision of bodies; as, a buffer at the
end of a railroad car.
(b) A pad or cushion forming the end of a fender, which
receives the blow; -- sometimes called {buffing
apparatus}.
[1913 Webster]
2. One who polishes with a buff.
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3. A wheel for buffing; a buff.
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4. A good-humored, slow-witted fellow; -- usually said of an
elderly man. [Colloq.] --Dickens.
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5. (Chem.) a substance or mixture of substances which can
absorb or neutralize a certain quantity of acid or base
and thus keep the degree of acidity or alkalinity of a
solution (as measured by pH) relatively stable. Sometimes
the term is used in a medical context to mean {antacid}.
[PJC]
6. (Computers) a data storage device or portion of memory
used to temporarily store input or output data until the
receiving device is ready to process it.
[PJC]
7. any object or person that shields another object or person
from harm, shock, or annoyance; as, the President's staff
is his buffer from constant interruptions of his work.
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from
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
78 Moby Thesaurus words for "antacid":
acid, acidity, agent, alexipharmic, alkali, alkalinity, alkalizer,
alloisomer, anion, annulling, anthelmintic, antibiotic, antidotal,
antidote, antimicrobial, antipyretic, antitoxic, atom,
bacteriostatic, base, bicarbonate of soda, biochemical, buffer,
buffering, calcium carbonate, canceling, cation, chemical,
chemical element, chromoisomer, compound, copolymer, counteractant,
counteractive, counteragent, counterbalancing, counterirritant,
dimer, element, febrifugal, gastric antacid, heavy chemicals,
high polymer, homopolymer, hydracid, inorganic chemical, ion,
isomer, macromolecule, magnesia, metamer, molecule, monomer,
negating, neutralizer, neutralizing, nonacid, nullifier,
nullifying, offset, offsetting, organic chemical, oxyacid, polymer,
preventative, preventive, prophylactic, pseudoisomer, radical,
reagent, remedy, seltzer, sodium bicarbonate, stultifying,
sulfacid, trimer, vitiating, voiding
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