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hydrochloride

hydrochloride noun: a compound of hydrochloric acid with an organic base such as an amine.

Noun

hydrochloride (plural hydrochlorides)

  1. A compound of hydrochloric acid with an organic base such as an amine.
    • In contrast, a water-repellent substance, for example, fluoric resin or Teflon, is extremely nonaffinitive with the oily oxime hydrochlorides and has a nature to repel it.1969, B. Albertson, Photochemical Processes, page 84
    • After 15, 30, 60 or 90 days, the animals (n = 5 per time point for each subgroup) were sacrificed via an overdose of ketamine and xylazine hydrochloride (Vetbrands Brazil Limited, Jacareí, SP), and the hemimaxillae were removed and fixed in 10% formalin solution (Fig 1).2015 August 14, “Green Tea Modulates Cytokine Expression in the Periodontium and Attenuates Alveolar Bone Resorption in Type 1 Diabetic Rats”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Forms of hydrochloride

pluralhydrochlorides

Origin of hydrochloride

From hydro- + chloride.

Words formed from hydrochloride

Phrases with hydrochloride

Questions about hydrochloride

What does hydrochloride mean?
Hydrochloride means a compound of hydrochloric acid with an organic base such as an amine.
What part of speech is hydrochloride?
Hydrochloride is a noun.
What is the plural of hydrochloride?
The plural of hydrochloride is hydrochlorides.

Words near hydrochloride in the dictionary

  1. hydrochlorborite
  2. hydrochloric
  3. hydrochloric acid
  4. hydrochloric acids
  5. hydrochlorid
  6. hydrochloride
  7. hydrochloride of strychnine
  8. hydrochlorides
  9. hydrochlorids
  10. hydrochlorinate
  11. hydrochlorination

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