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HYDROCHLORIC ACID
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An aqueous solution of hydrogen chloride; a strongly corrosive acid
Synonyms:
chlorohydric acid; hydrochloric acid
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("hydrochloric acid" is a kind of...):
acid (any of various water-soluble compounds having a sour taste and capable of turning litmus red and reacting with a base to form a salt)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "hydrochloric acid"):
muriatic acid (a former name for hydrochloric acid)
Context examples:
When 1,4-dichlorobenzene is heated to decomposition, toxic gases and vapors (such as hydrochloric acid and carbon monoxide) are released.
(Paradichlorobenzene, NCI Thesaurus)
When heated to decomposition, o-toluidine emits toxic fumes of nitrogen oxides while the hydrochloride also produces hydrochloric acid.
(o-Toluidine, NCI Thesaurus)
The gamma-isomer of benzene hexachloride, a colorless to white colored, synthetic, crystalline solid with a slight musty odor that emits toxic fumes of hydrochloric acid and other chlorinated compounds when heated to decomposition.
(Lindane, NCI Thesaurus)
The tubular glands in the mucosa of the gastric fundus that can secrete mucous, hydrochloric acid, pepsinogen, or any of the digestive hormones.
(Fundic Gland, NCI Thesaurus)
Used as a gastric acidifier, glutamic acid hydrochloride releases hydrochloric acid into the stomach, thereby lowering gastric pH.
(Glutamic Acid Hydrochloride, NCI Thesaurus)
A volatile and flammable, clear, colorless, liquid, chlorinated cyclic ether with an irritating, chloroform-like odor that emits toxic fumes of hydrochloric acid and other chlorinated compounds when heated to decomposition.
(Epichlorohydrin, NCI Thesaurus)
A yellowish, crystalline, inorganic compound with a sharp odor that emits toxic fumes of beryllium oxides, hydrochloric acid and other chlorinated compounds upon heating.
(Beryllium Chloride, NCI Thesaurus)
A colorless, sand-like powder that emits toxic fumes of phosgene gas, hydrochloric acid and other chlorinated compounds when heated to decomposition. b-Hexachlorocyclohexane is the beta-isomer of hexachlorocyclohexane and is used as an insecticide.
(b-Hexachlorocyclohexane, NCI Thesaurus)
Amygdalin is converted by plant emulsin (a combination of a glucosidase and a nitrilase) or hydrochloric acid into benzaldehyde, D-glucose, and hydrocyanic acid.
(Amygdalin, NCI Thesaurus)
A white, crystalline carcinogenic chlorinated hydrocarbon that emits toxic fumes of hydrochloric acid and other chlorinated compounds when heated to decomposition.
(Chlorendic Acid, NCI Thesaurus)
