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tetrabasic definition

tetra·basic (te′trə bā′sik)

adjective

designating or of an acid having four replaceable hydrogen atoms per molecule

Etymology: tetra- + basic

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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