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hexabasic

[ hek-suh-bey-sik ]

adjective

  1. containing six hydrogen atoms capable of being replaced or ionized:

    a hexabasic acid.



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Word History and Origins

Origin of hexabasic1

First recorded in 1875–80; hexa- + basic

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hexa-hexachloride