hydrochloric acid
noun
hy·dro·chlo·ric acid
ˌhī-drə-ˈklȯr-ik- 
: 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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Cornstarch, for instance, can be heated with hydrochloric acid to make corn syrup.
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Jess Craig, Vox, 5 Sep. 2024
Ashed samples are analyzed for 65 elements using nitric/hydrochloric acid digestion with ICP-MS finish (ME-VEG41a).
—Sacramento Bee, 19 June 2024
Many now run through residential and commercial neighborhoods, sometimes carrying hazardous cargo such as petroleum or hydrochloric acid.
—Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs, New York Times, 27 May 2024
The hydrochloric acid had done little to disfigure the corpse.
—Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 May 2024
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Jess Craig, Vox, 5 Sep. 2024
Ashed samples are analyzed for 65 elements using nitric/hydrochloric acid digestion with ICP-MS finish (ME-VEG41a).
—Sacramento Bee, 19 June 2024
Many now run through residential and commercial neighborhoods, sometimes carrying hazardous cargo such as petroleum or hydrochloric acid.
—Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs, New York Times, 27 May 2024
The hydrochloric acid had done little to disfigure the corpse.
—Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 May 2024
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hydrochloric acid
noun
hy·dro·chlo·ric acid
ˌhī-drə-ˌklōr-ik-
-ˌklȯr-
: a strong acid formed by dissolving hydrogen chloride in water that is widely used in industry and in the laboratory
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hydrochloric acid
noun
hy·dro·chlo·ric acid
ˌhī-drə-ˌklōr-ik-, -ˌklȯr-
: 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
called also muriatic acid
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