hydrochloric

Adjective

Meaning

Pertaining to, or compounded of, chlorine and hydrogen gas; as, hydrochloric acid; chlorhydric.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

salt saline hydrochloride chloride acidic corrosive caustic salting HCl muriatic hydrogen chloride muriatic acid aqua regia chloric acid chlorhydric
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Antonyms

fresh sweet bland

Phrases with the word

hydrochloric acid vapor hydrochloric acid solution solution of hydrochloric acid

Anagrams

chlorohydric

Examples

Andrew Madden, head of supply chain at Sharp’s Brewery, has since said: “At approximately 7.20am on Monday, August 10 under 1,000 litres of hydrochloric acid was spilled within the brewery premises in Rock, Cornwall which has been fully contained to site. Source: Internet

Alkali manufacturing Friars Goose Alkali Works had the highest chimney in England to disperse hydrochloric acid fumes Before the industrial revolution alkali was mostly used to help with the beaching process of making cloth. Source: Internet

Chesterman and Lowe, p. 431 Due to the last characteristic, field geologists often carry dilute hydrochloric acid to distinguish carbonates from non-carbonates. Source: Internet

Before about 1947, the main method for identifying composition was wet chemical analysis, which involved dissolving a mineral in an acid such as hydrochloric acid ( Cl ). Source: Internet

Dissolving the crude aluminum in hydrochloric acid revealed flakes of crystallized silicon. Source: Internet

Acidity in your pet’s digestive tract increases when acetylcholine, histamine, and gastrin stimulate cells in the stomach wall to release hydrochloric acid. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

hydrochinonum hydrochlorate hydrochlorborite hydrochloric acid hydrochloric acid solution hydrochloric acid vapor