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hydrochloride

[ hahy-druh-klawr-ahyd, -id, -klohr- ]

noun

  1. a salt, especially of an alkaloid, formed by the direct union of hydrochloric acid with an organic base that makes the organic constituent more soluble.


hydrochloride

/ ˌhaɪdrəˈklɔːraɪd /

noun

  1. a quaternary salt formed by the addition of hydrochloric acid to an organic base, such as aniline hydrochloride, [C 6 H 5 NH 3 ] +Cl -
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

hydrochloride

/ hī′drə-klôrīd′ /

  1. A salt containing the group HCl. Many important drugs are hydrochlorides.
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Word History and Origins

Origin of hydrochloride1

First recorded in 1820–30; hydro- 2 + chloride
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Example Sentences

Beta blockers such as propranolol hydrochloride have been approved by the Food and Drug Administration for chest pain, migraine prevention, involuntary tremors, abnormal heart rhythms and other uses.

Many times when a person overdoses, someone is nearby to administer naloxone hydrochloride, a drug used to reverse an opioid overdose, including heroin and fentanyl.

Each attendee received a single oral ibogaine hydrochloride dose and, on a separate day, at least three incremental inhalation doses adding up to 50 milligrams of 5-MeO-DMT, also commonly called Five or Bufo.

"At the same time Bolivia has managed to transition from basic paste to hydrochloride."

From Reuters

The chemical name for the substance is N,N-Dimethylpentylone hydrochloride, an analogue for the naturally occurring chemical cathinone found in the khat plant.

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