hydrochloric
/ˌhaɪdrəʊˈklɔrɪk/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 2.62 in modern English
26
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Of or relating to hydrochloric acid.
Example Sentences
- "In the case of nitric acid, however, the employment of the aræometer introduces far greater errors than when it is used for sulphuric acid, hydrochloric acid, and in most other cases, as the concentrated nitric acids as a rule always contain nitrogen tetroxide in solution, the quantity being seldom less than 1 per cent., but more generally several per cent., which makes its strength when taken with the aræometer seem greater than it actually is."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wed- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ Proto-Hellenic *údōr Ancient Greek ῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr) Ancient Greek ῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-)lbor. English hydro- English chloric English hydrochloric From hydro- + chloric.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˌhaɪdrəʊˈklɔrɪk/