Definition of Hidrochloric
Hy`dro*chlo"ric (?), a. [Hydro-,
2 + chloric: cf. F. hydrochlorique.] (Chem.)
Pertaining to, or compounded of, chlorine and hydrogen gas; as,
hydrochloric acid; chlorhydric.
Hydrochloric acid (Chem.), hydrogen
chloride; a colorless, corrosive gas, HCl, of pungent, suffocating
odor. It is made in great quantities in the soda process, by the
action of sulphuric acid on common salt. It has a great affinity for
water, and the commercial article is a strong solution of the gas in
water. It is a typical acid, and is an indispensable agent in
commercial and general chemical work. Called also muriatic, ∧
chlorhydric, acid.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- (chemistry) Of or relating to hydrochloric acid.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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