acidity

acidity /acid·i·ty/ (-ĭ-te) the quality of being acid; the power to unite with positively charged ions or with basic substances.

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a·cid·i·ty (-sd-t)

n.

The state, quality, or degree of being acid.

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acidity

[asid′itē]

Etymology: L, acidus, sour

1 the degree of sourness, sharpness of taste, or ability of a chemical to yield hydrogen ions in an aqueous solution.

2 the degree of gastric acid in the stomach. The acidity varies during any 24-hour period, but the pH averages 0.9 to 1.5. The main source of stomach acidity is hydrochloric acid secreted by the gastric glands of the stomach.

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acidity

1. the quality of being acid; the power to unite with positively charged ions or with basic substances.

2. excess acid quality, as of the gastric juice.

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gastric acidity

is maintained by the secretion of hydrochloric acid by the oxyntic or parietal cells located in the mucosa of stomach or abomasum.

water acidity

fish can tolerate only a narrow range of pH in the water in which they swim. Naturally occurring acidification, such as occurs in waters draining from acid soils, can cause fish deaths.

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Patient discussion about acidity.

Q. can smoking induce acidity on many ocassions i have felt discomfort similar to when i have acidity, but the problem goes away as soon as i stop smoking for a day or two??

A. if you mean gastric acidity-i did a little reading about it and i found an article from 2005 about a research on the subject. they didn't find any connection:
http://www.springerlink.com/content/g4011u2588608237/
but then i found an article from 1985 that proofed there is a bigger chance of getting peptic ulcers if you are a smoker:
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1432902

but then i decided to stop smoking anyway, and i went to check myself for peptic ulcer- apparently i had a Helicobacter Pylori, which is the bacteria that causes gastric and duodenal ulcers.
hope i helped.