*muriate*

n. [ See Muriatic. ] (Chem.) A salt of muriatic hydrochloric acid; a chloride; as, muriate of ammonia. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ This term, as also the word muriatic, was formerly applied to the chlorides before their true composition was understood, and while they were erroneously supposed to be compounds of an acid with an oxide. Muriate and muriatic are still occasionally used as commercial terms, but are obsolete in scientific language. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. 1. Put in brine. Evelyn. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Chem.) Combined or impregnated with muriatic or hydrochloric acid. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Photog.) Prepared with chloride of silver through the agency of common salt. [ 1913 Webster ]