an acid, such as hydrochloric acid, that does not contain oxygen
hydracid in American English
(haɪˈdræsɪd)
noun
an acid that does not contain oxygen, as hydrochloric acid
hydracid in American English
(haiˈdræsɪd)
noun
an acid that does not contain oxygen, as hydrochloric acid, HCl
Word origin
[1820–30; hydr-2 + acid]This word is first recorded in the period 1820–30. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: karma, morphology, myth, takeoff, tetrapod