Definition of Hydrochloric

1. a. Pertaining to, or compounded of, chlorine and hydrogen gas; as, hydrochloric acid; chlorhydric.

Medical Definition of Hydrochloric

1. Pertaining to, or compounded of, chlorine and hydrogen gas; as, hydrochloric acid; chlorhydric. Hydrochloric acid, hydrogen chloride; a colourless, corrosive gas, HCl, of pungent, suffocating odour. 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. Synonym: muriatic, and chlorhydric, acid. Origin: Hydro-, 2 + hloric: cf. F. Hydrochlorique. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Hydrochloric

hydrocephalies
hydrocephalocele
hydrocephaloid
hydrocephalous
hydrocephalus
hydrocephalus
hydrocephaluses
hydrocephalus ex vacuo
hydrocephaly
hydrocephaly
Hydrocharidaceae
Hydrocharis
Hydrocharis morsus-ranae
Hydrocharitaceae
hydrochlorate
hydrochloric (current term)
hydrochloric acid
hydrochloric acid
hydrochloride
hydrochloride
hydrochlorides
hydrochlorofluorocarbon
hydrochlorothiazide
hydrochlorothiazide
Hydrochoeridae
Hydrochoerus
Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris
hydrocholecystis
hydrocholeresis
hydrocholeretic

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