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hydrochloric acid

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Interesting fact
Every day the human stomach produces about 2 liters of hydrochloric acid
  1. (n) hydrochloric acid
    an aqueous solution of hydrogen chloride; a strongly corrosive acid
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
Interesting fact
The digestive juices of crocodiles contain so much hydrochloric acid that they have dissolved iron spearheads and six-inch steel hooks that the crocodiles have swallowed.
  1. 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 acid and chlorhydric acid.
Usage in the news

To produce krokodil, which has a comparable effect to heroin but is much cheaper to make, users mix codeine with gasoline, paint thinner, iodine, hydrochloric acid and red phosphorous. foxnews.com

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Residents in Texas City were asked to shelter-in-place for hours overnight because of a hydrochloric acid leak at the city's docks. abclocal.go.com

The pool manager at a local country club was exposed to hydrochloric acid as it leaked from a damaged line midday Tuesday. oldhamera.com

What's the best material of construction where hydrochloric acid is concerned. chemicalprocessing.com

We plan to have a reaction in which the main products will be 6% to 7% aniline, 3% to 4% hydrochloric acid, and temperature of around 120-130 degrees C. chemicalprocessing.com

SMS Demag Process Technologies has been awarded an order to supply the world's largest hydrochloric -acid regeneration plant for the new integrated rolling mill at ThyssenKrupp Steel USA in Calvert, Ala. industrialheating.com

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We plan to have a reaction in which the main products will be 6% to 7% aniline, 3% to 4% hydrochloric acid , and temperature of around 120-130 degrees C. chemicalprocessing.com

SMS Demag Process Technologies has been awarded an order to supply the world's largest hydrochloric-acid regeneration plant for the new integrated rolling mill at ThyssenKrupp Steel USA in Calvert, Ala. industrialheating.com

For Magnetics International, Inc. And hydrochloric acid production facility in. chestertontribune.com

We conducted a literature review to identify elements of duodenogastroesophageal reflux (DGER)—namely pancreatic fluids, hydrochloric acid, pepsin, and bile—as to the effects each has when refluxed to the extraesophageal structures. entjournal.com

What would be the ideal material of construction for a hydrochloric acid plant. chemicalprocessing.com

Equipment failure was blamed for a minor hydrochloric acid spill at the Olin Chemical plant in Augusta, according to an incident report filed by the company with the National Response Center. chronicle.augusta.com

What effect does nitric, sulfuric and/or hydrochloric acid have on type 304 and 316 stainless steel. chemicalprocessing.com

Usage in scientific papers

Growth of disordered samples (PHCBC) follows exactly the same recipe with replacement of pure hydrochloric acid with mixture of HCl and HBr in desired ratio.
Crystals for neutron scattering studies of quantum magnetism

The photonic-crystal waveguides are fabricated by electron-beam lithography, reactive-ion etching, and wet etching using hydrochloric and hydrofluoride acid solutions.
An Anderson-localized random nanolaser

This catastrophically failed several times during the first three years of operation, leaking freon which decomposed over the oxidiser, producing hydrochloric and hydrofluoric acid.
The History of Astrophysics in Antarctica

The front ZnO:Al contact and the CdS buffer layer of the solar cells are removed by a selective etching process with hydrochloric acid; a SEM image of the resulting structure is shown in Fig. 1 (a).
Direct measurements of band gap grading in polycrystalline CIGS solar cells

The most homogeneously etched layers are obtained in our experiments using a mixture of hydrochloric and nitric acid, which forms aqua regia.
Direct measurements of band gap grading in polycrystalline CIGS solar cells

Usage in literature

The oil is drawn off and carefully neutralized with very weak hydrochloric acid. "Scientific American Supplement, No. 623, December 10, 1887" by Various

C is a small tube for the condensation of the aqueous hydrochloric acid which distills over from B. "Scientific American Supplement, No. 561, October 2, 1886" by Various

It rapidly absorbs hydrochloric acid, with the disengagement of heat. "The Art of Perfumery" by G. W. Septimus Piesse

Apply hydrochloric acid, drop by drop, to the stain until it brightens, then dip at once into the water. "The Complete Home" by Various

Then the uncombined excess of alkali is titrated with half normal hydrochloric acid. "Scientific American Supplement, No. 443, June 28, 1884" by Various

What is meant by the statement that hydrochloric acid is one of the strongest acids? "An Elementary Study of Chemistry" by William McPherson

Hydrochloric acid as a fixer, 245. "Manures and the principles of manuring" by Charles Morton Aikman

It is insoluble in water, but dissolves slowly in hydrochloric acid. "Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2" by Various

N/10 hydrochloric acid to standardize N/10 alcoholic sodium hydroxide. "Soap-Making Manual" by E. G. Thomssen

The toxic agent is rendered inactive or destroyed by hydrochloric acid in a concentration of 0.25%. "Handbook of Medical Entomology" by William Albert Riley