digestant


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digestant

(dɪˈdʒɛstənt; daɪ-)
n
(Pharmacology) a substance, such as hydrochloric acid or a bile salt, that promotes or aids digestion
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di·ges·tant

n. digestivo, agente que facilita la digestión.
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Fresh Digestant prepared by mixing 4% NaOH + 2.9% Na citrate into it, 0.5%.
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Two days before admission, medications were administered for back pain: aceclofenac (selective cyclooxygenase-2 [COX-2] inhibitor), orphenadrine (muscle relaxant), and alibendol (digestant).
[5,6,10] In a 15 ml screw capped tube sputum was mixed with equal volume of NALC-NaOH digestant. Allowed the tubes to stand at room temperature for 20 min.
Coriander seed oil is an aromatic stimulant, a carminative (remedial in flatulence), an appetizer and a digestant stimulating the stomach and intestines.
It supports the bitter principle nigellin's curative effect on metabolism for stimulating the appetite and as a digestant aid (this is due to the increased secretion of gastric juices).
Our festive visit also included a complimentary Limoncello, an Italian liqueur, which was flowing free around the busy tables - purely as a "digestant" our waiter informed us.
The digestant was mixed with a tin chloride and hydrochloric acid reductant solution in a gas- liquid separator, allowing cold vapor transfer of the resulting [Hg.SUP.0] in a stream of argon to the ICPMS injector.
Manufacturers of chemical cleaning and sanitation products now have a new generation of organic waste digestant providing unique advantages for commercial and industrial waste treatment and maintenance.