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Vocabulary

Proportionate or custom

Hi

A healthy stomach will produce a [proportionate/custom] amount of acid for each individual meal.

Is there a better word to use?

Thanks!
  

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While "proportionate" is the better choice in your post, "appropriate" would be better choice, since it is not a size based production but a matter of suitability to the digestion process for that meal. Meat requires more acid than pudding, for example.

— Wilpeter

  • While "proportionate" is the better choice in your post, "appropriate" would be better choice, since it is not a size based production but a matter of suitability to the digestion process for that meal.
  • Meat requires more acid than pudding, for example.
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While "proportionate" is the better choice in your post, "appropriate" would be better choice, since it is not a size based production but a matter of suitability to the digestion process for that meal. Meat requires more acid than pudding, for example.
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