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Webster 1913 Edition


Monobasic

Monˊo-ba′sic

,
Adj.
[
Mono-
+
basic
.]
(Chem.)
Capable of being neutralized by a univalent base or basic radical; having but one acid hydrogen atom to be replaced; – said of acids;
as, acetic, nitric, and hydrochloric acids are
monobasic
.

Definition 2024


monobasic

monobasic

English

Adjective

monobasic (not comparable)

  1. (chemistry, of an acid) containing one replaceable hydrogen atom
  2. (chemistry, of a salt) having one atom of a univalent metal

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