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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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
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
The writer found that we can produce this membrane in the unfertilised egg by certain acids, especially the monobasic acids of the fatty series, e.g. formic, acetic, propionic, butyric, etc.
From Darwin and Modern Science by Seward, A. C. (Albert Charles)
They are all monobasic acids; the lower members are colourless liquids, and the higher members from C7H15COOH upwards are colourless solids.
From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 3: Estremoz to Felspar by Various
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
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