tribasic
[ trahy-bey-sik ]
/ traɪˈbeɪ sɪk /
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adjective Chemistry.
(of an acid) having three atoms of hydrogen replaceable by basic atoms or groups.
containing three atoms or groups, each having a valence of one, as tribasic sodium phosphate, Na3PO4.
Nearby words
- tribadic,
- tribadism,
- tribal,
- tribalism,
- tribally,
- tribasic sodium phosphate,
- tribe,
- tribeca,
- tribelet,
- tribesman
Origin of tribasic
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Examples from the Web for tribasic
Tribasic sodium phosphate alone without the addition of the carbonate will also give good results.
The Mechanism of Life|Stphane LeducThis salt, which is tribasic, is also formed when1058 the preceding crystallised salts are put into hot water.
Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II|Arnold CooleyBeing a tribasic acid, it forms acid as well as normal salts.
An Elementary Study of Chemistry|William McPhersonMorphine itself is a tribasic meconate, and narcotin, of course, another opium derivative.
The Ethics of Medical Homicide and Mutilation|Austin O'Malley
tribasic
/ (traɪˈbeɪsɪk) /
adjective
(of an acid) containing three replaceable hydrogen atoms in the molecule
(of a molecule) containing three monovalent basic atoms or groups in the molecule
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tribasic
[ trī-bā′sĭk ]
adj.
Relating to an acid containing three replaceable hydrogen atoms per molecule.
Relating to a base or salt containing three univalent basic atoms or radicals per molecule.
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