Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

muriatic

/ˌmjʊəɹiˈætɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.72 in modern English

Syllables: muri-at-ic
IPA: /ˌmjʊəɹiˈætɪk/

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Pertaining to salt or brine.

Archaic

adj

Obtained from seawater; containing chlorine. (Now chiefly with reference to muriatic acid.)

Etymology

From Latin muriāticus (“pickled”), from muria (“brine”).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: muriāticus

Usage

Archaic

Inflected Forms

muriatick (alternative, obsolete)

Derived Forms

muriatiferous nitromuriatic oxymuriatic

Phrases

muriatic acid muriatic salt

Questions

How do you pronounce muriatic?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌmjʊəɹiˈætɪk/.
What does muriatic mean?: Pertaining to salt or brine.
Where does muriatic come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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