Oxymuriatic
Pronunciation : Ox`y*mu`ri*at"ic
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [Oxy- (a) + muriatic: cf. F. oxymuriatique.] (Chem.)
Definition : Defn: Pertaining to, or consisting of, oxygen and muriatic acid, that is, hydrochloric acid. [Archaic.] Oxymuriatic acid, chlorine, formerly so called on the supposition that it was a compound of oxygen and muriatic acid. [Obs.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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