hydrochloric acid
A strong acid made by dissolving the gas hydrogen chloride in waterA 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.
» Hydrochloric acid can burn the skin.
Соляна кислота може обпекти шкіру. — oromashka
swolesuki · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)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)
Salzsäure
соля́ная кислота́soljánaja kislotá, хлороводоро́дная кислота́xlorovodoródnaja kislotá
соляна кислотаsoljana kyslota
- an aqueous solution of hydrogen chloride; a strongly corrosive acid
Examples
5 sentencesHydrochloric acid can burn the skin.
Соляна кислота може обпекти шкіру. — oromashka
Benzoic acid is much weaker than hydrochloric acid.
The original acid test used hydrochloric and nitric acid to distinguish gold from base metals.
When you mix hydrochloric acid with sodium hydroxide, you get water and table salt. I wonder if it'd be safe to drink?
ruЕсли смешать соляную кислоту и гидроксид натрия, получится вода и поваренная соль. Интересно, безопасно было бы её пить? — Ooneykcall
deWenn man Salzsäure mit Natriumhydroxid mischt, bekommt man Wasser und Kochsalz. Ob man das wohl bedenkenlos trinken könnte? — Pfirsichbaeumchen
If you mix hydrochloric acid with sodium hydroxide, you get water and table salt. Could you drink that without a second thought?
deWenn man Salzsäure mit Natriumhydroxid mischt, bekommt man Wasser und Kochsalz. Ob man das wohl bedenkenlos trinken könnte? — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
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Forms
plural: hydrochloric acids| Singular | hydrochloric acid |
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Synonyms
9 synonyms- an aqueous solution of hydrogen chloride; a strongly corrosive acid:chlorohydric acidmuriatic acid
Word family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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