anti-ulcer

adjective

an·ti-ul·cer ˌan-tē-ˈəl-sər

ˌan-tī-

variants or antiulcer

: tending to prevent or treat ulcers and especially ulcers of the wall of the stomach or duodenum

anti-ulcer agents

anti-ulcer drug regimens

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As the story goes, James Schlatter synthesized aspartame in a lab in 1965 while researching anti-ulcer drugs. —

Sam Stone, Bon Appétit, 18 July 2023

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1901, in the meaning defined above

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anti-ulcer

adjective

an·ti-ul·cer

variants or antiulcer

-ˈəl-sər

: tending to prevent or treat ulcers and especially ulcers of the wall of the stomach or duodenum

anti-ulcer drugs

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