Definition of muriatic acid in English:
muriatic acid
noun ˌmjʊərɪˈatɪkˌmyo͝orēˌadik ˈasəd
archaic term for hydrochloric acid
Example sentencesExamples
- If the mortar smears still remain, wait a week (until the masonry cures) and clean with a solution of one part muriatic acid to nine parts water, mixed in a plastic bucket.
- If the floor is not flushed thoroughly with water after clean up, the muriatic acid will continue to leach lime from the grout causing the whitish dust.
- In the two wet cleaning systems, no muriatic acid or compounds containing muriatic acid may be used.
- When I was a kid, my dad used muriatic acid to clean hard-water stains from the family bathtub.
- Any eye contact with muriatic acid solution should be followed immediately by irrigating the eyes with plenty of water.
Derivatives
noun ˈmjʊərɪətˈmjʊriˌeɪt
archaic term for chloride
Fertilizers containing high amounts of nitrate of soda, muriate of potash, potassium nitrate and ammonium nitrate can cause the highest accumulated salts.
Example sentencesExamples
- Avoid using fertilizer containing chlorine, such as muriate of potash.
- Nat. mur. is short for natrium muriate, the sodium salt of muriatic acid, commonly known as ordinary salt.
Origin
Late 17th century: muriatic from Latin muriaticus, from muria 'brine'.