monobasic
Americanadjective
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Relating to an acid that contains only one hydrogen atom that can be replaced in an acid-base reaction. Hydrochloric acid (HCl) and nitric acid (HNO 3) are monobasic acids.
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Of or relating to a compound that contains one metal ion or positive radical.
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Hence, the general formula for all monobasic organic acids is R·COOH, the R representing any monovalent radical.
From The Chemistry of Plant Life by Thatcher, Roscoe Wilfred
The ion Na+ of the salt in the stomach contents exchanges with an ion H+ of the monobasic salts of the blood, NaHCO3 + NaCl = HCl + Na2CO3.
From The Mechanism of Life by Leduc, Stéphane
A small quantity of a monobasic acid was formed, which was identified as a hydroxypyromucic acid.
From Researches on Cellulose 1895-1900 by Cross, C. F.
Such simple, neutral, monobasic salts are mostly very stable.
From The Chemistry of Hat Manufacturing Lectures Delivered Before the Hat Manufacturers' Association by Shonk, Albert
Monac′id, capable of saturating a single molecule of a monobasic acid; Monac′tinal, single-rayed.—n.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various
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