MURIATIC ACID
\mjˌʊɹɪˈatɪk ˈasɪd], \mjˌʊɹɪˈatɪk ˈasɪd], \m_j_ˌʊ_ɹ_ɪ__ˈa_t_ɪ_k ˈa_s_ɪ_d]\
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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.
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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An aqueous solution of chlorohydric acid gas of s.g. 1-6. The odour of muriatic acid is suffocating; taste very acid and caustic. It is nearly colourless when pure; but commonly of a pale yellow; volatile; the fumes visible. Muriatic acid is possessed of tonic and antiseptic properties. It is used in typhus; cutaneous eruptions; in gargles for inflammatory and putrid sore throats, &c. When added to a pediluvium, it renders it stimulating.
By Robley Dunglison
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
