Definition of hydrochloric acid
: an aqueous solution of hydrogen chloride HCl that is a strong corrosive irritating acid, is normally present in dilute form in gastric juice, and is widely used in industry and in the laboratory
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The first known use of hydrochloric acid was in 1819
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