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–noun
a colorless gas, HCl, having a pungent odor: the anhydride of hydrochloric acid.
Origin:
1865–70
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hydrogen chloride  
n.  A colorless, fuming, corrosive suffocating gas, HCl, used in the manufacture of plastics.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Main Entry: hydrogen chloride
Function: noun
: a colorless pungent poisonous gas HCl that fumes in moist air and yields hydrochloric acid when dissolved in water
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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hydrogen chloride n.
A colorless, fuming, corrosive, very soluble, suffocating gas that forms hydrochloric acid in solution.

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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.
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hydrogen chloride

(HCl), a compound of the elements hydrogen and chlorine, a gas at room temperature and pressure. A solution of the gas in water is called hydrochloric acid.

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