hydrochloric acid
US/ˌhaɪdrəʊˌklɔrɪkˈæsɪd/
hydrochloric acid noun: a strong acid made by dissolving the gas hydrogen chloride in water. It reacts with alkalis, bases and many metals to form chlorides; it has many industrial applications.
Noun
hydrochloric acid (countable and uncountable, plural hydrochloric acids)
- A strong acid made by dissolving the gas hydrogen chloride in water. It reacts with alkalis, bases and many metals to form chlorides; it has many industrial applications.
- Near-synonyms: gastric acid, stomach acid, gastric juice (which is mostly hydrochloric acid)
- If not sufficiently purified, a little hydrochloric or oxalic acid, or caustic potash may be put in the water, according as the stains are from grease or from ink.1880, William Blades, The Enemies of Books, page 92
hydrochloric acid meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Bengali and Telugu
hydrochloric acid in Hindi
- strong acid made by dissolving the gas hydrogen chloride in water
- नमक का अम्ल namak kā amla
hydrochloric acid in Tamil
- strong acid made by dissolving the gas hydrogen chloride in water
- ஐதரோகுளோரிக் காடி aitarōkuḷōrik kāṭi
hydrochloric acid in Bengali
- strong acid made by dissolving the gas hydrogen chloride in water
- মিউরিয়েটিক এসিড miuriẏeṭik eśiḍ, হাইড্রোক্লোরিক এসিড haiḍrōklōrik eśiḍ
hydrochloric acid in Telugu
- strong acid made by dissolving the gas hydrogen chloride in water
- హైడ్రోక్లోరిక్ ఆమ్లం haiḍrōklōrik āmlaṁ
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- hydrochloric acid in Gujarati
- લવણામ્લ lavṇāmla, મીઠાંનો તેજાબ mīṭhā̃no tejāb
- hydrochloric acid in Tagalog
- asido muryatiko
- hydrochloric acid in Arabic
- حَامِض الْهِيدْرُولِيك ḥāmiḍ al-hīdrūlīk, حَمْض الْهِيدْرُولِيك ḥamḍ al-hīdrūlīk
- hydrochloric acid in Malay
- asid hidoklorik
- hydrochloric acid in Indonesian
- asam klorida
- hydrochloric acid in Persian
- هیدروکلریک اسید hidrokolorik asid, جوهر نمک jowhar-e namak
- hydrochloric acid in Thai
- กรดไฮโดรคลอริก, กรดเกลือ
- hydrochloric acid in Vietnamese
- axit clohiđric
Synonyms of hydrochloric acid
Forms of hydrochloric acid
| plural | hydrochloric acids |
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Words formed from hydrochloric acid
Words that rhyme with hydrochloric acid
- acid
- aminosalicylic acid
- peracid
- subacid
- alendronic acid
- amidotrizoic acid
- aminocaproic acid
- antacid
- barbituric acid
- diacid
- diatrizoic acid
- etidronic acid
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- glycyrrhizic acid
- hydracid
- hyperacid
- hypoacid
- iopanoic acid
- iopodic acid
- isethionic acid
- jassid
- ketoacid
- monacid
- monoacid
- mycophenolic acid
- nalidixic acid
- nonacid
- orotic acid
- oxyacid
- placid
- polyacid
- pyruvic acid
- ricinoleic acid
- risedronic acid
- stibogluconic acid
- superacid
- tetracid
- tiludronic acid
- tranexamic acid
- triacid
- zoledronic acid
Questions about hydrochloric acid
- What does hydrochloric acid mean?
- Hydrochloric acid means a strong acid made by dissolving the gas hydrogen chloride in water. It reacts with alkalis, bases and many metals to form chlorides; it has many industrial applications.
- What is hydrochloric acid in Hindi?
- Hydrochloric acid in Hindi is नमक का अम्ल (namak kā amla). See Hydrochloric acid meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is hydrochloric acid?
- Hydrochloric acid is a noun.
- How do you pronounce hydrochloric acid?
- Hydrochloric acid is pronounced /ˌhaɪdrəʊˌklɔrɪkˈæsɪd/ (US).
- What is the plural of hydrochloric acid?
- The plural of hydrochloric acid is hydrochloric acids.
Words near hydrochloric acid in the dictionary
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