hydrogen chloride

noun

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

Examples of hydrogen chloride in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Between April and December last year, the facility repeatedly exceeded its daily emissions limits for hydrogen chloride and carbon monoxide, according to the legal complaint filed Thursday in Baltimore City Circuit Court by the Maryland Department of the Environment. Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 14 Mar. 2024 That same month, another quality assurance test showed that the incinerator’s equipment wasn’t providing accurate readings for hydrogen chloride. Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 14 Mar. 2024 Tests did not find vinyl chloride or hydrogen chloride in any homes. Brenda Goodman, CNN, 9 Mar. 2024 But that was already made clear when the EPA advised officials on scene that phosgene — which was used as a chemical weapon in World War I — and hydrogen chloride would likely be created when vinyl chloride is burned and warned the public about that possibility. Josh Funk, Fortune, 3 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for hydrogen chloride 

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Word History

First Known Use

1869, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of hydrogen chloride was in 1869

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“Hydrogen chloride.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hydrogen%20chloride. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

hydrogen chloride

noun
: a colorless sharp-smelling poisonous gas that is made up of hydrogen and chlorine and produces hydrochloric acid when dissolved in water

Medical Definition

hydrogen chloride

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

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