| oxymuriatic | <chemistry> Pertaining to, or consisting of, oxygen and muriatic acid, that is, hydrochloric acid. Oxymuriatic acid, chlorine, formerly so called on the supposition that it was a compound of oxygen and muriatic acid. Origin: Oxy- + muriatic: cf. F. Oxymuriatique. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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