hydrochloride

hy·dro·chlo·ride  (hdr-klôrd, -klr-)

n.

A compound resulting or regarded as resulting from the reaction of hydrochloric acid with an organic base.

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hydrochloride [ˌhaɪdrəˈklɔːraɪd]

n

(Chemistry) a quaternary salt formed by the addition of hydrochloric acid to an organic base, such as aniline hydrochloride, [C₆H₅NH₃]⁺Cl^-

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hydrochloride  (hdr-klôrd)

A salt containing the group HCl. Many important drugs are hydrochlorides.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

hydrochloride - a complex consisting of an organic base in association with hydrogen chloride coordination compound, complex - a compound described in terms of the central atom to which other atoms are bound or coordinated