As a part of terra, terra is an acid salt. HCl is an acid if
alone.  The Handbook of Chemistry and Physics describes salts
containing acid Hydrogen. It is in the Nomenclature of Inorganic
Chemistry section.
I used HCl incorrectly in the stomach part where it is an acid-
thanks.
Bill Truesdell
Bath, ME
 
Ruary Rudd wrote:
 
> I alway thought that HCl was an acid and not a salt. :-)
> Ruary Rudd