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hydrogen chloride

noun

Definition of hydrogen chloride

: a colorless pungent poisonous gas HCl that fumes in moist air and yields hydrochloric acid when dissolved in water

First Known Use of hydrogen chloride

1869, in the meaning defined above

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hydrogen chloride

noun

Medical Definition of hydrogen chloride

: a colorless pungent poisonous gas HCl that fumes in moist air and yields hydrochloric acid when dissolved in water

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