monobasic
[mon-uh-bey-sik]
- Chemistry. (of an acid) containing one replaceable hydrogen atom.
- Biology. monotypic.
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Thus a negative sol is most easily precipitated by a monobasic acid.
Animal ProteinsHugh Garner Bennett
Monac′id, capable of saturating a single molecule of a monobasic acid; Monac′tinal, single-rayed.
A monobasic fatty acid, obtained by the saponification of myristin.
Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume IIArnold Cooley
The equilibrium ratio, used as an illustration in the text, is the equilibrium ratio for monobasic acids.
In point of fact, for strong acids, this ratio holds as little as does the equilibrium ratio for the monobasic acids.
monobasic
- chem (of an acid, such as hydrogen chloride) having only one replaceable hydrogen atom per molecule
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monobasic
(mŏn′ə-bā′sĭk)- Having only one hydrogen ion to donate to a base in an acid-base reaction.
- Having only one metal ion or positive radical.
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monobasic
[mŏn′ə-bā′sĭk]
- 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 (HNO3) are monobasic acids.
- Of or relating to a compound that contains one metal ion or positive radical.
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