Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In chem., capable of combining with an acid in two different proportions: said of a base.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (Chem.) Having two hydrogen atoms which can be replaced by negative atoms or radicals to form salts; -- said of bases. See
diacid .
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- adjective chemistry Having two
hydrogen atoms that can be replaced bynegative atoms orradicals to formsalts .
Etymologies
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bi- + acid
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