MeSH Browser

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
Registry Number: QTT17582CB
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

Allowable Qualifiers: administration & dosage (AD)

adverse effects (AE)

agonists (AG)

analysis (AN)

antagonists & inhibitors (AI)

blood (BL)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

chemical synthesis (CS)

chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

economics (EC)

history (HI)

immunology (IM)

isolation & purification (IP)

metabolism (ME)

pharmacokinetics (PK)

pharmacology (PD)

poisoning (PO)

radiation effects (RE)

standards (ST)

supply & distribution (SD)

therapeutic use (TU)

toxicity (TO)

urine (UR)

Hydrochloric Acid MeSH Descriptor Data 2024