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Hydriodic

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Hy`dri`od´ic
a.1.(Chem.) Pertaining to, or derived from, hydrogen and iodine; - said of an acid (HI) produced by the combination of these elements.
Hydriodic acid
(Chem.) a pungent, colorless gas, HI, usually prepared as a solution in water. It is strong reducing agent. Called also hydrogen iodide.


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Iodine itself is not an ingredient in methamphetamine, but it can be converted chemically into a necessary component, a dangerous and corrosive acid called hydriodic acid.
First, the cooking stage where the chemicals ephedrine, hydriodic acid, and red phosphorous are mixed and heated at various stages for about 12 hours and then strained to remove the red phosphorous, which is not water soluble and is fatal in large doses.
Inside the home, deputies found a glass laboratory flask, rubber tubing, and chemicals believed to be red phosphorus, ephedrine and hydriodic acid, all used in manufacturing methamphetamine.
 
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