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Muriatic

Muriatic \Mu`ri*at"ic\, a. [L. muriaticus pickled, from muria brine: cf. F. muriatique.] (Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or obtained from, sea salt, or from chlorine, one of the constituents of sea salt; hydrochloric.

Muriatic acid, hydrochloric acid, HCl; -- formerly called also marine acid, and spirit of salt. See hydrochloric, and the Note under Muriate.

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muriatic

a. Of or pertaining to muriatic acid.

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Usage examples of "muriatic".

In a report of a poisoning case now on trial, where we are told that arsenic enough was found in the stomach to produce death in twenty-four hours, the patient is said to have been treated by arsenic, phosphorus, bryonia, aconite, nux vomica, and muriatic acid,--by a practitioner of what school it may be imagined.

Chelts as lineally descended from the Tartar race, they have very facetiously nicknamed muriatic acid.

Among the symptoms attributed to muriatic acid are these: a catarrh, sighing, pimples.

But Aureliano spent the money on muriatic acid to prepare some aqua regia and he beautified the keys by plating them with gold.

The last thing I said to her was you can't get brick clean without sandblasting it, but she was so sure muriatic acid would do the job.

When I climbed in through the basement window this morning she was dead on the floor with chlorine gas and muriatic acid all over half the brick wall, and it was still as dirty as ever, only now she was part of the mess.

Toots had laughed and made reference to a local reporter who'd been blinded when some unknown assailant threw a beaker of muriatic acid in his face.

One third vodka, one third muriatic acid, one third battery water-two pinches of salt and add a pickled beetle.