CHLOROHYDRIC ACID

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

An aqueous solution of hydrogen chloride; a strongly corrosive acid

Synonyms:

chlorohydric acid; hydrochloric acid

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Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("chlorohydric 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 "chlorohydric acid"):

muriatic acid (a former name for hydrochloric acid)

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