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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Capable of reacting with four molecules of a monobasic acid. Used of a base.
- adjective Containing four replaceable hydrogen atoms. Used of an acid or acid salt.
- noun An acid containing four replaceable hydrogen atoms.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (Chem.) Capable of neutralizing four molecules of a monobasic acid; having four hydrogen atoms capable of replacement ba acids or acid atoms; -- said of certain bases.
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- adjective obsolete, chemistry
tetrabasic
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