muriatic acid

English

Noun

muriatic acid (uncountable)

1. (inorganic chemistry, now historical) Hydrochloric acid. [from 18th c.]

   Near-synonyms: gastric acid, stomach acid, gastric juice

   • 1975, Larry Woiwode, Beyond the Bedroom Wall, Farrar, Straus & Giroux, page 382:

     “That old grease won't come off. We've even tried muriatic acid.”

Derived terms

• dephlogisticated muriatic acid
• oxygenated muriatic acid
• oxymuriatic acid

Related terms

• muriate

Translations

hydrochloric acid

• Bulgarian: солна киселина f (solna kiselina)
• Italian: acido muriatico
• Latvian: sālsskābe f
• Macedonian: солна киселина f (solna kiselina)
• Russian: соля́ная кислота́ (ru) f (soljánaja kislotá)
• Spanish: ácido muriático (es) m
• Tagalog: asido muryatiko