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MeSH Heading: Hydrochloric Acid
Tree Number(s): D01.029.260.326; D01.210.450
Unique ID: D006851
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D006851
Annotation: HCl; not for gastric HCl ( = GASTRIC ACID); /‌analogs = CHLORIDES or specific chloride; = "chlorhydrate" in foreign texts: translate as "hydrochloric acid", not "chlorhydrate"
Scope Note: A strong corrosive acid that is commonly used as a laboratory reagent. It is formed by dissolving hydrogen chloride in water. GASTRIC ACID is the hydrochloric acid component of GASTRIC JUICE.
Entry Term(s): Hydrogen Chloride; Muriatic Acid
Related Numbers: 7647-01-0
CAS Type 1 Name: Hydrochloric acid
See Also: Gastric Acid
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2013/07/08

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Hydrochloric Acid MeSH Descriptor Data 2025