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Intestinal Juice

Part of speech: Noun

Sense: The digestive fluid secreted by the mucous membrane lining the small intestine, containing enzymes that help break down fats, proteins, and carbohydrates.

Usage:

1. Intestinal juice plays a crucial role in the process of digestion.
2. The presence of certain nutrients triggers the release of intestinal juice.

Sense: (Popular) A phrase used metaphorically to describe something distasteful or unpleasant.

Usage:

1. The thought of having to clean the bathroom filled her with intestinal juice.
2. Watching that horror movie gave me the heebie-jeebies, it was pure intestinal juice!

Examples in Sentences:

Sense 1:

1. After the food passes through the stomach, it enters the small intestine where it encounters the digestive action of intestinal juice.
2. The pancreas secretes enzymes that mix with the intestinal juice and aid in breaking down food particles.

Sense 2:

1. Her fear of spiders was like intestinal juice, causing her to scream and run away.
2. The smell of rotten eggs wafting from the fridge was an unpleasant reminder of intestinal juice.

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