hydrochloric acid
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- noun
- /ˌhaɪdrəˈklɔrɪk ˈæsɪd/
- Specialized
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ácido clorhídrico
- So you see concentrating hydrochloric acid is a phenomenally useful material chemical for dissolving lime scale.
- hydrochloric acid solution
And that's where your dilute hydrochloric acid comes from.
- And that's where your dilute hydrochloric acid comes from.
- We do not produce sufficient hydrochloric acid, which actually triggers heartburn.
- So it's whether it's hydrochloric acid or other things, the body's breaking down.
- Instead, they have stomach acid with aph of one or less close to pure hydrochloric acid.
Examples
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Students could mix weak aqueous solutions of hydrochloric acid and silver nitrate.
Academic text (1992) -
Polypropylene grids enable the catenary grid system to scrub hydrochloric acid produced in microelectronics processing, a more recent market for the scrubbers.
Academic text (1996) -
I'm going to apply hydrochloric acid to the surface of the object.
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The process requires only two chemicals: hydrochloric acid and tin.
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And that's where your dilute hydrochloric acid comes from.
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We do not produce sufficient hydrochloric acid, which actually triggers heartburn.
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The germanium extraction process involves mixing the metal with a dilute hydrochloric acid solution.
Academic text (1990) -
Some of the ingredients used to produce desomorphine include gasoline, red phosphorus from matches, and hydrochloric acid.
Blog text (34) -
Releases of hydrochloric acid, chlorine, ethylene glycol, formaldehyde, and many other chemicals occurred less frequently.
Academic text (2002) -
Students could safely mix a diluted solution of hydrochloric acid during their chemistry lab experiments.
Synonyms
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A strong dangerous liquid used to clean mineral deposits from pipes and pools
A strong acid that can burn skin and metal
How Acidic
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Surface Forms
Morphology
hydrochloric + acid
This is a straightforward compositional chemical name: 'acid' names the substance class and 'hydrochloric' specifies the type (the acid formed from hydrogen chloride). The adjective+noun naming pattern is regular in scientific vocabulary and cross-linguistically consistent, so a learner who knows the constituent meanings can infer it denotes a specific kind of acid.
Etymology
Hydrochloric acid gets its name from the gas hydrogen chloride, which, when mixed with water, makes a very strong 'acid'. Because this liquid can eat through metal and hurt skin, the name now means a powerful chemical used in labs and even in the stomach to help digestion.