(of an acid) containing four replaceable hydrogen atoms
Derived forms
tetrabasicity (ˌtɛtrəbeɪˈsɪsɪtɪ)
noun
tetrabasic in American English
(ˌtɛtrəˈbeɪsɪk)
adjective
designating or of an acid having four replaceable hydrogen atoms per molecule
Word origin
tetra- + basic
tetrabasic in American English
(ˌtetrəˈbeisɪk)
adjective Chemistry
1. (of an acid)
having four atoms of hydrogen replaceable by basic atoms or groups
2.
containing four basic atoms or groups having a valence of one
Derived forms
tetrabasicity (ˌtetrəbeiˈsɪsɪti)
noun
Word origin
[1860–65; tetra- + basic]This word is first recorded in the period 1860–65. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: jumping jack, metric system, mutualism, pop-up, preptetra- is a combining form meaning “four,” used in the formation of compound words. Otherwords that use the affix tetra- include: tetrafluoroethylene, tetrahedron, tetrahydrocannabinol, tetrahydrofuran, tetramer