Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Of or relating to salts or acids forming salts with two atoms of a univalent metal. Na2HPO4 is an example of a dibasic salt.
- adjective Diprotic.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Same as
bibasic .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (Chem.) Having two acid hydrogen atoms capable of replacement by basic atoms or radicals, in forming salts; bibasic; -- said of acids, as oxalic or sulphuric acids. Cf.
diacid ,bibasic .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective chemistry (of an acid) containing two
replaceable hydrogen atoms - adjective chemistry (of a salt) having two atoms of a
univalent metal
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Examples
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Then we have the so-called dibasic phosphate of lime, the form into which soluble phosphate in superphosphate is converted when "reversion" takes place.
Manures and the principles of manuring Charles Morton Aikman
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Acids yielding two hydrogen ions in solution are called dibasic acids.
An Elementary Study of Chemistry William McPherson
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A colorless dibasic acid of slight solubility, found in human and animal urine.
Alcohol and The Addictive Brain Kenneth Blum 1991
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A colorless dibasic acid of slight solubility, found in human and animal urine.
Alcohol and The Addictive Brain Kenneth Blum 1991
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-- Just before the end-point is reached, a very slight opalescence may be noted in the fluid, due to the precipitation of dibasic phosphates.
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_ -- The liquors from B were found to contain saccharic acid: the acid from C and B contained a dibasic acid which appeared to be tartaric acid.
Researches on Cellulose 1895-1900 C. F. Cross
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Acids 106 binary 113 characteristics 106 definition 107 dibasic 159 familiar 106 monobasic 159 nomenclature 113 organic 405 preparation 141 strength 111 ternary 113 undissociated 107
An Elementary Study of Chemistry William McPherson
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[Greek: b] - digallic acid, one of two dibasic isomers having the composition --
Synthetic Tannins Georg Grasser
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Soluble ferrocyanides, ferricyanides, and sulphocyanides of various metals, by forming dibasic salts with potassium, sodium, or ammonium, in conjunction with vegetable, animal, or metallic coloring matters.
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VISICOL® (sodium phosphate monobasic monohydrate, USP, and sodium phosphate dibasic anhydrous, USP) Tablets, APRISO ™ (mesalamine) extended-release capsules 0.375 g.,
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