esprit de sel

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛs.pʁi d(ə) sɛl/

Noun

esprit de sel m (usually uncountable, plural esprits de sel)

1. spirit of salt, spirits of salts (a name for hydrochloric acid, not now generally used in chemistry but still used in some commercial and domestic labelling)

   Synonym: acide chlorhydrique