hydrogen chloride


noun

a colorless gas, HCl, having a pungent odor: the anhydride of hydrochloric acid.

Origin of hydrogen chloride

First recorded in 1865–70

British Dictionary definitions for hydrogen chloride

hydrogen chloride

noun

a colourless pungent corrosive gas obtained by the action of sulphuric acid on sodium chloride: used in making vinyl chloride and other organic chemicals. Formula: HCl
an aqueous solution of hydrogen chloride; hydrochloric acid

Medical definitions for hydrogen chloride

hydrogen chloride

n.

A colorless, fuming, corrosive, very soluble, suffocating gas that forms hydrochloric acid in solution.

Scientific definitions for hydrogen chloride

hydrogen chloride

A colorless, corrosive, suffocating gas used in making plastics and in many industrial processes. When mixed with water, it forms hydrochloric acid. Chemical formula: HCl.