muriatic acid

(myo̵or′ē atik)

hydrochloric acid: now only a commercial term

Origin: Fr muriatique < L muriaticus, pickled < muria, brine < IE *meuro- < base *meu-, damp, musty > moss, mire

See muriatic acid in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
Hydrochloric acid.

Origin:

Origin: Latin muriāticus, pickled

Origin: , from muria, brine

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