dibasic

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/daɪˈbeɪsɪk/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(dī bā′sik)


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di•ba•sic  (dī bā′sik),USA pronunciation adj. [Chem.]
  1. Chemistrycontaining two replaceable or ionizable hydrogen atoms:dibasic acid.
  2. Chemistryhaving two univalent, basic atoms, as dibasic sodium phosphate, Na2HPO4.
  • 1865–70; di-1 + basic
di•ba•sic•i•ty  (dī′bā sis′i tē),USA pronunciation n. 
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
dibasic / daɪˈbeɪsɪk/
  1. (of an acid, such as sulphuric acid, H2SO4) containing two acidic hydrogen atoms
    Compare diacidic
  2. (of a salt) derived by replacing two acidic hydrogen atoms
dibasicity / ˌdaɪbeɪˈsɪsɪtɪ/
'dibasic' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
allyl resin - alpha-ketoglutaric acid - bi- - bibasic - chromic acid - diacidic - dibasic potassium phosphate - dibasic sodium phosphate - dithionous acid - malonic acid - phosphorous acid - potassium monophosphate - sebacic acid - selenic acid - sodium phosphate - suberic acid

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