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Webster 1913 Edition
Tribasic
Tri-ba′sic
,Adj.
[Pref.
tri-
+ basic
.] (Chem.)
Capable of neutralizing three molecules of a monacid base, or their equivalent; having three hydrogen atoms capable of replacement by basic elements on radicals; – said of certain acids; thus, citric acid is a tribasic acid.
Definition 2024
tribasic
tribasic
English
Adjective
tribasic
- (chemistry, of an acid) containing three replaceable hydrogen atoms
- (chemistry, of a salt) having three atoms of a univalent metal
Translations
of an acid
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of a salt
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