Meaning

1 senses
  1. (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

More definitions
  • an aqueous solution of hydrogen chloride; a strongly corrosive acid

Examples

5 sentences
  1. Hydrochloric acid can burn the skin.

    Соляна кислота може обпекти шкіру. — oromashka

  2. Benzoic acid is much weaker than hydrochloric acid.

  3. The original acid test used hydrochloric and nitric acid to distinguish gold from base metals.

  4. 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

  5. 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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strong acid made by dissolving the gas hydrogen chloride in water:
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strong acid made by dissolving the gas hydrogen chloride in water:
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strong acid made by dissolving the gas hydrogen chloride in water:

Forms

plural: hydrochloric acids

Synonyms

9 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • an aqueous solution of hydrogen chloride; a strongly corrosive acid:chlorohydric acidmuriatic acid

Word family

4 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

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