hydrochloric
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of hydrochloric
Example Sentences
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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
Anecdotal evidence shows attacks using corrosive liquids of hydrochloric, sulphuric and nitric acid occur at higher rates in locations where these substances are easily accessible, and where factories use acids in their manufacturing processes.
From BBC • Jan. 22, 2024
I flipped the textbook to a page she’d flagged, the chemical diagram for hydrochloric acid.
From "Burning Blue" by Paul Griffin
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