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muriatic acid

noun

  1. (not in scientific use) hydrochloric acid.


muriatic acid

/ ˌʊəɪˈæɪ /

noun

  1. a former name for hydrochloric acid
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

muriatic acid

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Word History and Origins

Origin of muriatic acid1

First recorded in 1780–90
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Word History and Origins

Origin of muriatic acid1

C17: from Latin ܰپܲ pickled, from muria brine
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