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DIGESTIVE FLUID

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Secretions that aid digestion

Synonyms:

digestive fluid; digestive juice

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("digestive fluid" is a kind of...):

juice; succus (any of several liquids of the body)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "digestive fluid"):

gastric acid; gastric juice (digestive secretions of the stomach glands consisting chiefly of hydrochloric acid and mucin and the enzymes pepsin and rennin and lipase)

pancreatic juice (a fluid secreted into the duodenum by the pancreas; important for breaking down starches and proteins and fats)

bile; gall (a digestive juice secreted by the liver and stored in the gallbladder; aids in the digestion of fats)

Holonyms ("digestive fluid" is a part of...):

digestive system; gastrointestinal system; systema alimentarium; systema digestorium (the system that makes food absorbable into the body)

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