Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun acid-base_balance

1 sense of acid-base balance

Sense 1
acid-base equilibrium, acid-base balance -- ((physiology) the normal equilibrium between acids and alkalis in the body; "with a normal acid-base balance in the body the blood is slightly alkaline")
       => chemical equilibrium, equilibrium -- (a chemical reaction and its reverse proceed at equal rates)