hydrochloric
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of hydrochloric
Example Sentences
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Machinery whirs loudly as a rare-earth mixture is bathed in hydrochloric acid and gradually separated into pure oxides that can be shipped to customers.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026
The authors of the Communications Earth and Environment paper cite, for example, research showing hydrochloric acid emitted from solid rocket launches killing fish after it leached into nearby water.
From Salon • Apr. 4, 2025
Certain occupational exposures, such as to sulfuric or hydrochloric acid, may also put people at higher risk of enamel erosion.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 19, 2024
For example, they prompt cells in your stomach lining -- but not in your eyes -- to produce hydrochloric acid, even though all the cells in your body contain the same DNA.
From Science Daily • Jan. 23, 2024
“I know it’s been difficult,” she said, pouring him a cup of lemonade with the concentration of a scientist measuring hydrochloric acid.
From "Bone Gap" by Laura Ruby
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