n. [ See Muriatic. ] (Chem.) A salt of muriatic hydrochloric acid; a chloride;
☞ 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.
a. [ L. muriaticus pickled, from muria brine: cf. F. muriatique. ] (Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or obtained from, sea salt, or from chlorine, one of the constituents of sea salt; hydrochloric. [ 1913 Webster ]
Muriatic acid,
a. [ Muriatic + -ferous. ] (Old Chem.) Producing muriatic substances or salt. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]