Webster's 1828 Dictionary
HYDROCHLORIC
a.[hydrogen and chloric. ] Hydrochloric acid is muriatic acid gas, a compound of chlorine and hydrogen gas.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
HYDROCHLORIC
Hy `dro *chlo "ric, a. Etym: [Hydro-, 2 + hloric: cf. F.hydrochlorique.] (Chem. )
Defn: 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, and chlorhydric, acid.
New American Oxford Dictionary
hydrochloric acid
hy dro chlo ric ac id |ˌhīdrəˈklôrik haɪdrəklɔːrɪkˈæsɪd | ▶noun Chemistry a strongly acidic solution of the gas hydrogen chloride in water. [Chem. formula: HCl. ]
Oxford Dictionary
hydrochloric acid
hydro |chlor ¦ic acid |ˌhʌɪdrəˈklɔːrɪk, -ˈklɒrɪk | ▶noun [ mass noun ] Chemistry a strongly acidic solution of the gas hydrogen chloride in water. ●Chem. formula: HCl.
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
hydrochloric
hy dro chlo ric /hàɪdrəklɔ́ːrɪk |-klɔ́r -/形容詞 〘化 〙塩化水素の .～̀ á cid 塩酸 .
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