hydrochloric


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hydrochloric

(ˌhaɪdrəʊˈklɒrɪk)
adj
(Chemistry) chem of or relating to hydrochloric acid
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hydrochloric

[ˌhaɪdrəˈklɒrɪk] ADJ hydrochloric acidácido m clorhídrico
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A formidable array of bottles and test-tubes, with the pungent cleanly smell of hydrochloric acid, told me that he had spent his day in the chemical work which was so dear to him.
The primary objective in the titration of gastric acidity is to determine the amount of unneutralized hydrochloric acid ("free") present, in the possible presence of other acids that, while titratable, are nevertheless so much less highly ionized than hydrochloric acid that they contribute little or nothing to the hydrogen ion concentration of the solution.
In 1823, however, Prout (see 1815) discovered that stomach secretions contained hydrochloric acid, one of those strong acids.
Gastric ulcers seem to develop when the protective mucinoid lining in an area is destroyed by digestive juices containing hydrochloric acid, to the point that the lining does not regenerate.
A Freedom of Information request to police forces revealed Sika, which contains hydrochloric acid, has been used in dozens of attacks.
In our experiment, the amino-acid-defined pellets had been prepared with lysine hydrochloride, which meant that our mice were required to eat one molecule of hydrochloric acid for each molecule of lysine.
The Bureau of Customs has announced it will file charges against a consignee of hundreds of plastic drums containing hydrochloric acid from India, that did not have import permits when the items entered the Mindanao Container Terminal (MCT) in Tagoloan, Misamis Oriental in February.
Their fathers were among six people injured in the crash in which a wrecked tanker leaked 4,000 gallons of deadly hydrochloric acid on to the motorway.
A MAN has pleaded not guilty to three charges in relation to a Middlesbrough incident in which a bottle of hydrochloric acid was found on a train.
The state's Omani Centre for Investment Promotion & Export Development (OCIPED) has been proposing a $142m plant to produce polyvinyl chloride (PVC) resins and hydrochloric acid, among its several projects.
Viton products are capable of withstanding temperature extremes of -40 to +400[degrees]F and are resistant to attack by the most aggressive chemicals and corrosive liquids, including concentrated nitric, sulfuric and hydrochloric acids, according to the company.