Meanings
nounmuriatic acid (uncountable)
- historicaluncountablechemistryHydrochloric acid.First known use 18th c.
Near-synonyms: gastric acid, stomach acid, gastric juice
1 more example
“That old grease won't come off. We've even tried muriatic acid.”
1975, Larry Woiwode, Beyond the Bedroom Wall, Farrar, Straus & Giroux, page 382Synonyms: gastric acid, stomach acid, gastric juice
Synonyms & antonyms
nounHydrochloric acid.
More synonyms by meaning
nounan aqueous solution of hydrogen chloride; a strongly corrosive acid
Similar
hydrochloric acidchlorohydric acid
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Translations
Bulgarian солна киселина
- солна киселина (solna kiselina)hydrochloric acid
Italian acido muriatico
- acido muriaticohydrochloric acid
Latvian sālsskābe
- sālsskābehydrochloric acid
Russian соля́ная кислота́
- соля́ная кислота́ (soljánaja kislotá)hydrochloric acid
Spanish ácido muriático
- ácido muriáticohydrochloric acid
Tagalog asido muryatiko
- asido muryatikohydrochloric acid
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APA
muriatic acid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/muriatic%20acid
MLA
“muriatic acid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/muriatic%20acid. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “muriatic acid,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/muriatic%20acid.
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