hydrochloride

American  

[hahy-druh-klawr-ahyd, -id, -klohr-] / ˌhaɪ drəˈklɔr aɪd, -ɪd, -ˈkloʊr- /

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.

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hydrochloride British  

/ 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 ^-

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hydrochloride Scientific  

/ hī′drə-klôr′īd′ /

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

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Etymology

Origin of hydrochloride

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

Example Sentences

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hydrochloride

Next, they treated the cloth with hydroxylamine hydrochloride to add amidoxime groups to the polymers.

From Science Daily ● Dec. 13, 2023

He explained that the mix up had occurred because preliminary tests, which turn purple in the presence of ketamine hydrochloride, react the same to trisodium phosphate.

From BBC ● Nov. 24, 2020

Decades in the development, fluoxetine hydrochloride was first introduced to the market as an antidepressant in 1987.

From Salon ● Jan. 8, 2020

She gave me prescriptions for estradiol vaginal tablets, lidocaine hydrochloride jelly USP 2%, and OTC hyaluronic acid vaginal moisturizer.

From New York Times ● Jan. 31, 2018

Take bichloride of mercury, one ounce; lard, one pound; suet, one pound; hydrochloride acid, one and a half ounces.

From Burroughs' Encyclopaedia of Astounding Facts and Useful Information, 1889 by Burroughs, Barkham