HyperDic: kaopectate

English > 1 sense of the word Kaopectate:
NOUNartifactKaopectatetrade name for a fixed-combination antidiarrheal drug that use kaolin as the adsorbent and pectin as the emollient
English > Kaopectate: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
Meaningtrade name for a fixed-combination antidiarrheal drug that use kaolin as the adsorbent and pectin as the emollient.
Broaderantidiarrheal, antidiarrheal drugA drug used to control or stop diarrhea
Substanceschina clay, china stone, kaolin, kaoline, porcelain clay, terra albaA fine usually white clay formed by the weathering of aluminous minerals (as feldspar)
pectinAny of various water-soluble colloidal carbohydrates that occur in ripe fruit and vegetables

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