hydrochloride

[ hahy-druh-klawr-ahyd, -id, -klohr- ]

noun

1. a salt, especially of an alkaloid, formed by the direct union of hydrochloric acid with an organic base that makes the organic constituent more soluble.

hydrochloride

/ ˌhaɪdrəˈklɔːraɪd /

noun

1. a quaternary salt formed by the addition of hydrochloric acid to an organic base, such as aniline hydrochloride, [C 6 H 5 NH 3 ] ⁺Cl ^-

hydrochloride

/ hī′drə-klôr′īd′ /

1. A salt containing the group HCl. Many important drugs are hydrochlorides.

Word History and Origins

Origin of hydrochloride¹

First recorded in 1820–30; hydro- ² + chloride

Example Sentences

The kind that’s snorted, cocaine hydrochloride, is a powdered form of extracts from coca leaves, cut with a substance that makes it less pure.

From Popular-Science

The so-called “artificial camphor” is pinene hydrochloride (see Terpenes).

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For the latter chloroxyl, the hydrochloride of phenylcinchoninic acid, is recommended.

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Monro has observed remarkable results from the hypodermic injection of emetin hydrochloride in ½-grain doses.

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The precipitate is dried, and by concentrating the aqueous solution a further quantity of the hydrochloride is obtained.

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The nitrate and hydrochloride are at present much used in pharmacy.

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