hydrochloric

[ hahy-druh-klawr-ik, -klohr- ]

adjective
  1. of or derived from hydrochloric acid.

Origin of hydrochloric

1
First recorded in 1810–20; hydro-2 + chloric

Words Nearby hydrochloric

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How to use hydrochloric in a sentence

  • When treated with hydrochloric or acetic acid they slowly dissolve and rhombic crystals of uric acid appear.

    A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis | James Campbell Todd
  • hydrochloric acid, which is thus loosely combined with proteids, is called "combined" hydrochloric acid.

    A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis | James Campbell Todd