Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1.
a former name for hydrochloric acid;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Hydrochloric \Hy`dro*chlo"ric\, a. [Hydro-, 2 + chloric: cf. F.
hydrochlorique.] (Chem.)
Pertaining to, or compounded of, chlorine and hydrogen gas;
as, hydrochloric acid; chlorhydric.
[1913 Webster]
Hydrochloric acid (Chem.), hydrogen chloride; a colorless,
corrosive gas, HCl, of pungent, suffocating odor. It is
made in great quantities in the soda process, by the
action of sulphuric acid on common salt. It has a great
affinity for water, and the commercial article is a strong
solution of the gas in water. It is a typical acid, and is
an indispensable agent in commercial and general chemical
work. Called also muriatic acid and chlorhydric acid.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Muriatic \Mu`ri*at"ic\, a. [L. muriaticus pickled, from muria
brine: cf. F. muriatique.] (Chem.)
Of, pertaining to, or obtained from, sea salt, or from
chlorine, one of the constituents of sea salt; hydrochloric.
[1913 Webster]
Muriatic acid, hydrochloric acid, HCl; -- formerly called
also marine acid, and spirit of salt. See
hydrochloric, and the Note under Muriate.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
muriatic acid
n 1: a former name for hydrochloric acid