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hy·dro·chlo·ric acid

n :  an aqueous solution of hydrogen chloride HCl that is a strong corrosive irritating acid, is normally present in dilute form in gastric juice, and is widely used in industry and in the laboratory - called also muriatic acid  .
 
   

 
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