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hydrochloric

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • General-American: /ˌhaɪdrəʊˈklɔrɪk/
  • General-American: /ˌhaɪdrə-/
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adj

Meaning 1

Of or relating to hydrochloric acid.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wed- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ Proto-Hellenic *údōr Ancient Greek ῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr) Ancient Greek ῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-)der. English hydro- English chloric English hydrochloric From hydro- + chloric.

Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: clorhídric — relating to hydrochloric acid
  • French: chlorhydrique — relating to hydrochloric acid
  • Irish: hidreaclórach — relating to hydrochloric acid
  • Italian: cloridrico — relating to hydrochloric acid
  • Macedonian: хлороводороден (hlorovodoroden) — relating to hydrochloric acid
  • Malay: hidroklorik — relating to hydrochloric acid
  • Polish: chlorowodorowy — relating to hydrochloric acid
  • Spanish: clorhídrico — relating to hydrochloric acid
  • Spanish: hidroclórico — relating to hydrochloric acid
  • Vietnamese: clo-hi-đrích — relating to hydrochloric acid