A strong corrosive acid that is commonly used as a laboratory reagent. It is formed by dissolving hydrogen chloride in water. GASTRIC ACID is the hydrochloric acid component of GASTRIC JUICE.
Synonyms: Hydrochloric acid, Acid, Muriatic, Acid, Hydrochloric, QTT17582CB, Hydrochloric Acid, Chloride, Hydrogen, Hydrogen Chloride, Muriatic Acid
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HCl; not for gastric HCl ( = GASTRIC ACID); /analogs = CHLORIDES or specific chloride; = "chlorhydrate" in foreign texts: translate as "hydrochloric acid", not "chlorhydrate"
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D006851