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ALKA-SELTZER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Alka-seltzer mean?
• ALKA-SELTZER (noun)
The noun ALKA-SELTZER has 1 sense:
1. a commercial antacid that contains aspirin; tablets dissolve in water to give an effervescent solution
Familiarity information: ALKA-SELTZER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A commercial antacid that contains aspirin; tablets dissolve in water to give an effervescent solution
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Hypernyms ("Alka-seltzer" is a kind of...):
alkaliser; alkalizer; antacid; antiacid; gastric antacid (an agent that counteracts or neutralizes acidity (especially in the stomach))
Domain usage:
trademark (a formally registered symbol identifying the manufacturer or distributor of a product)
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