muriatic

[ myoo r-ee-at-ik ]

/ ˌmyʊər iˈæt ɪk /

(not in scientific use) of or derived from muriatic acid.

Origin of muriatic

1665–75; < Latin muriāticus pickled, lying in brine, equivalent to muri(a) brine + -āticus; see -ate¹, -ic

Muriatic acid may be used for zinc or galvanized iron without the addition of the zinc, as described in making zinc chloride.

Oxy-Acetylene Welding and Cutting |Harold P. Manly
Muriatic (or as we now call it hydrochloric) acid had long been a stumbling-block to the thorough-going Lavoisierian chemists.

Heroes of Science |M. M. Pattison Muir
He began thus: Indications of the decomposition of muriatic acid.

The Royal Institution |Bence Jones
Nitric acid, hydrochloric or muriatic acid, and acetic acid belong in this class of impurities.

The Automobile Storage Battery |O. A. Witte

Indigo stains by the combined action of chloride of lime and muriatic acid.

A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines |Andrew Ure

muriatic

[ myur′ē-ăt′ĭk ]

Relating to brine.