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Webster 1913 Edition


Hexabasic

Hexˊa-ba′sic

,
Adj.
[
Hexa-
+
basic
.]
(Chem.)
Having six hydrogen atoms or six radicals capable of being replaced or saturated by bases; – said of acids;
as, mellitic acid is
hexabasic
.

Definition 2024


hexabasic

hexabasic

English

Adjective

hexabasic (not comparable)

  1. (chemistry, of an acid) containing six replaceable hydrogen atoms
  2. (chemistry, of a salt) having six atoms of a univalent metal