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hydrogen chloride
noun
- a colorless gas, HCl, having a pungent odor: the anhydride of hydrochloric acid.
hydrogen chloride
noun
- a colourless pungent corrosive gas obtained by the action of sulphuric acid on sodium chloride: used in making vinyl chloride and other organic chemicals. Formula: HCl
- an aqueous solution of hydrogen chloride; hydrochloric acid
hydrogen chloride
- A colorless, corrosive, suffocating gas used in making plastics and in many industrial processes. When mixed with water, it forms hydrochloric acid. Chemical formula: HCl.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of hydrogen chloride1
First recorded in 1865–70
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Example Sentences
Hydrogen chloride, subjected to great pressure at a low temperature, is liquefied.
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A solution of hydrogen chloride in a poorly ionizing medium, like benzene or toluene, is an extremely poor conductor.
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For example, the acid formed by hydrogen and chlorine is termed hydrochloric acid (and sometimes hydrogen chloride).
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On being heated, ammonium chloride dissociates into ammonia and hydrogen chloride.
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In the case of hydrogen bromide and water, and of hydrogen chloride and water, a hydrate, viz.
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