hydrogen chloride

noun

An inorganic compound with the formula HCl, which forms hydrochloric acid when dissolved in water.

Meanings

nounhydrogen chloride (uncountable)
  1. uncountablechemistryAn inorganic compound with the formula HCl, which forms hydrochloric acid when dissolved in water.

Translations

Chinese Cantonese 氯化氫 /氯化氢
  • 氯化氫 /氯化氢 (luk⁶ faa³ hing¹)compound with the formula HCl
Chinese Mandarin 氯化氫 /氯化氢
  • 氯化氫 /氯化氢 (lǜhuàqīng)compound with the formula HCl
Czech chlorovodík
  • chlorovodíkcompound with the formula HCl
Finnish vetykloridi, kloorivety
  • vetykloridicompound with the formula HCl
  • kloorivetycompound with the formula HCl
French chlorure d'hydrogène
  • chlorure d'hydrogènecompound with the formula HCl
Hindi उदजन नीरजिक
  • उदजन नीरजिक (udjan nīrjik)compound with the formula HCl
Hungarian hidrogén-klorid
  • hidrogén-kloridcompound with the formula HCl
Korean 염화 수소, 염산(鹽酸) 가스
  • 염화 수소 (yeomhwa suso)compound with the formula HCl
  • 염산(鹽酸) 가스 (yeomsan gaseu)compound with the formula HCl
Malay hidrogen klorida
  • hidrogen kloridacompound with the formula HCl
Māori hauwai pūhaumāota
  • hauwai pūhaumāotacompound with the formula HCl
Norwegian Bokmål hydrogenklorid
  • hydrogenkloridcompound with the formula HCl
Polish chlorowodór
  • chlorowodórcompound with the formula HCl
Russian хлороводород
  • хлороводород (xlorovodorod)compound with the formula HCl
Swedish väteklorid
  • vätekloridcompound with the formula HCl
Thai ไฮโดรเจนคลอไรด์
  • ไฮโดรเจนคลอไรด์compound with the formula HCl
Cite this entry
APA

hydrogen chloride. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hydrogen%20chloride

MLA

“hydrogen chloride.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hydrogen%20chloride. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hydrogen chloride,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hydrogen%20chloride.

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