Today's Rocket Words: Your 5 words and meanings to learn

neutralisation

a chemical reaction in which an acid and a base react quantitatively with each other

base

a substance (such as a hydroxide or carbonate of an alkali metal) having marked basic properties

heartburn

a form of indigestion felt as a burning sensation in the chest, caused by acid regurgitation into the oesophagus

hydroxide

a compound containing the -OH functional group

antacid

a medicine preventing or correcting acidity, especially in the stomach

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