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muriatic acid definition

mu·ri·atic acid (myo̵or′ē atik)

hydrochloric acid: now only a commercial term

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

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