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tetracid

American

[te-tras-id] / tɛˈtræs ɪd /

noun

Chemistry.

a base or alcohol containing four hydroxyl groups.

tetracid British

/ tɛˈtræsɪd /

adjective

(of a base) capable of reacting with four molecules of a monobasic acid

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Etymology

Origin of tetracid

tetr- + acid

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