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polybasic

American

[pol-ee-bey-sik] / ˌpɒl iˈbeɪ sɪk /

adjective

Chemistry.

(of an acid) having two or more atoms of replaceable hydrogen.

polybasic British

/ ˌpɒlɪˈbeɪsɪk /

adjective

(of an acid) having two or more replaceable hydrogen atoms per molecule

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polybasic Scientific

/ pŏl′ē-bā′sĭk /

Of or relating to an acid that has two or more hydrogen atoms per molecule that can be replaced by basic atoms or radicals.

Other Word Forms

polybasicity

noun

Etymology

Origin of polybasic

First recorded in 1835–45; poly- + basic

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