Defn: Same as Hydrochloride.
HYDROCHLORIC Hy`dro*chlo"ric, a. Etym: [Hydro-, 2 + hloric: cf. F. hydrochlorique.] (Chem.)
Defn: Pertaining to, or compounded of, chlorine and hydrogen gas; as, hydrochloric acid; chlorhydric. Hydrochloric acid (Chem.), hydrogen chloride; a colorless, corrosive gas, HCl, of pungent, suffocating odor. It is made in great quantities in the soda process, by the action of sulphuric acid on common salt. It has a great affinity for water, and the commercial article is a strong solution of the gas in water. It is a typical acid, and is an indispensable agent in commercial and general chemical work. Called also muriatic, and chlorhydric, acid.
HYDROCHLORIDE
Hy`dro*chlo"ride, n. (Chem.)
Defn: A compound of hydrochloric acid with a base; — distinguished from a chloride, where only chlorine unites with the base.
HYDROCORALLIA
Hy`dro*co*ral"li*a, n. pl. Etym: [NL. See Hydra, and Coral.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: A division of Hydroidea, including those genera that secrete a stony coral, as Millepora and Stylaster. Two forms of zooids in life project from small pores in the coral and resemble those of other hydroids. See Millepora.
HYDROCYANATE
Hy`dro*cy"a*nate, n. (Chem.)
Defn: See Hydrocyanide.
HYDROCYANIC
Hy`dro*cy*an"ic, a. Etym: [Hydro-, 2 + anic: cf. F. hydrocyanique.]
(Chem.)