1 Caffeine's not your friend if you have acid reflux. 2  Caffeine seems to be the main culprit by relaxing the sphincter muscle that normally keeps stomach acid from bubbling up the esophagus. 3  Decaf coffee has significantly less of a reflux effect, studies have found.
meniscus noun [ C ] (BODY PART) âº anatomy a curved piece of cartilage inside a joint (= place where two bones are connected) of the body such as the knee. âº physics on a liquid, a surface that curves either out or in as a result of surface tension.
Which is not true of a liquid in a glass capillary with a convex meniscus? (1) liquid has a strong cohesive forces (2) the liquid level will be lower in the cap. when inserted into the bowl (3) the behavior or the liquid is driven by strong interactions w/ the cap. (4) the liquid will have a convex meniscus as it moves up the cap.