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 ]

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, hydrochloric acid, HCl; -- formerly called also marine acid, and spirit of salt. See hydrochloric, and the Note under Muriate. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Muriatic + -ferous. ] (Old Chem.) Producing muriatic substances or salt. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ L. muricatus, fr. murex a pointed rock or stone. ] Formed with sharp points; full of sharp points or of pickles; covered, or roughened, as a surface, with sharp points or excrescences. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Murex + -oid. ] (Zool.) Like, or pertaining to, the genus Murex, or family Muricidae. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Minutely muricate. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. muria brine. ] (Old Chem.) Bromine; -- formerly so called from its being obtained from sea water. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. murus a wall + -form. ] (Bot.) Resembling courses of bricks or stones in squareness and regular arrangement; as, a muriform variety of cellular tissue. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Zool.) One of a tribe of rodents, of which the mouse is the type. [ 1913 Webster ]