Hydrochloric Acid
| Definition: |
A strong corrosive acid that is commonly used as a laboratory reagent. It is formed by dissolving hydrogen chloride in water. GASTRIC ACID is the hydrochloric acid component of GASTRIC JUICE. |
| Notes: |
HCl; not for gastric HCl ( = GASTRIC ACID); /analogs = CHLORIDES or specific chloride; = "chlorhydrate" in foreign texts: translate as "hydrochloric acid", not "chlorhydrate" |
| Also Called: |
Hydrogen Chloride |
| CAS Type 1 Name: |
CAS Number: |
7647-01-0 |
Hydrochloric Acid Definitions and Terms
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