diacid

[ dahy-as-id ]
/ daɪˈæs ɪd /

adjective Chemistry.

capable of combining with two molecules of a monobasic acid.
(of an acid or a salt) having two replaceable hydrogen atoms.

Origin of diacid

First recorded in 1865–70; di-1 + acid

Words nearby diacid

diachronic, diachronic linguistics, diachronism, diachrony, diachylon, diacid, diacidic, diaclasis, diaconal, diaconate, diaconicon

British Dictionary definitions for diacid

diacid
/ (daɪˈæsɪd) /

adjective

another word for diacidic
(of a salt or acid) containing two acidic hydrogen atoms NaH 2 PO 4 is a diacid salt of phosphoric acid

noun

an acid or salt that contains two acidic hydrogen atoms