hydrochloride

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

noun

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.

Origin of hydrochloride

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

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Examples from the Web for hydrochloride

Historical Examples of hydrochloride

The nitrate and hydrochloride are at present much used in pharmacy.
Poisons: Their Effects and Detection
Alexander Wynter Blyth
The hydrochloride is soluble in alcohol and in water, melting-point about 205°.
Poisons: Their Effects and Detection
Alexander Wynter Blyth
The hydrochloride crystallises in white plates, and has a melting-point of 192°.
Poisons: Their Effects and Detection
Alexander Wynter Blyth
Hydrochloride of nicotine is more easily volatilised than the pure base.
Poisons: Their Effects and Detection
Alexander Wynter Blyth
It gives a precipitate with potassium iodide if a solution of the hydrochloride be used.
Poisons: Their Effects and Detection
Alexander Wynter Blyth

British Dictionary definitions for hydrochloride

hydrochloride

noun

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 -

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hydrochloride in Medicine

hydrochloride

[hī′drə-klôr′īd′]

A compound resulting from the reaction of hydrochloric acid with an organic base.

hydrochloride in Science

hydrochloride

[hī′drə-klôr′īd′]

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