JUICE

n. Ju2s. Gr., VM . Lat., jus, succus. Fr., SMC, jus. Ger., Saft. The liquid that exudes or may be expre ed from any portion of an organism. Alimentary j's. See Digestive j's. Artificial gastric j. Fr.. sue gastrique art if i ciel. Ger., kiinstlicher Magensaft. A digestive fluid prepared by adding pepsin or an extract of the gastric mucous membrane to water containing a small amount of hydrochloric acid. To approximate natural gastric j., about 3 parts of pepsin and 2 to 3 parts of hydrochloric acid are added to 1,000 parts of water. The action is most energetic at about 40 C. [J, 17, 28, 55, 203 (J).] Digestive j's. Fr.,fluides digestifs. Ger., Verdauung dfte. Fluids secreted by specialized glands and poured into the digestive apparatus of animals or onto the surfaces of the leaves of insectivorous plants. These j's contain digestive ferments, and have weak alkaline or acid reactions. They change the chemical composition of foods, and render them soluble. [J, 11.] See SALIVA, BILE, Gastric j., Intestinal j., Pancreatic j., and DIGESTION by insectivorous plants. Enteric j. See Intestinal j. Gastric j. Lat., jus gastricum. Fr., sue gastrique. Ger., Magensaft. A fluid poured into the stomach by the gastric glands during the proce of digestion. It consists of water, pepsin, and a little free hydrochloric acid. Its principal action is U", blue; U8, lull; U4, full: U\ urn: U, like u (German). [s. 517]