tetracid

[ te-tras-id ]
/ tɛˈtræs ɪd /

noun Chemistry.

a base or alcohol containing four hydroxyl groups.

Origin of tetracid

tetr- + acid

Words nearby tetracid

tetrachloride, tetrachloroethane, tetrachloroethylene, tetrachloromethane, tetrachord, tetracid, tetracoccus, tetracosactide, tetracrotic, tetracyclic, tetracyclic antidepressant

British Dictionary definitions for tetracid

tetracid
/ (tɛˈtræsɪd) /

adjective

(of a base) capable of reacting with four molecules of a monobasic acid