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Webster 1913 Edition
Polybasic
Polˊy-ba′sic
,Adj.
[
Poly-
+ basic
.] (Chem.)
Capable of neutralizing, or of combining with, several molecules of a monacid base; having several hydrogen atoms capable of being replaced by basic radicals; – said of certain acids;
as, sulphuric acid is
. polybasic
Definition 2024
polybasic
polybasic
English
Adjective
polybasic (comparative more polybasic, superlative most polybasic)
- (chemistry, of an acid) containing two or more replaceable hydrogen atoms
- (chemistry, of a salt) having two or more atoms of a univalent metal
- (chemistry, of a base) Having two or more basic groups; see also polybase
Translations
of an acid
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of a salt
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of a base
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