tribasic
[ trahy-bey-sik ]
/ traɪˈbeɪ sɪk /
adjective Chemistry.
(of an acid) having three atoms of hydrogen replaceable by basic atoms or groups.
containing three atoms or groups, each having a valence of one, as tribasic sodium phosphate, Na3PO4.
OTHER WORDS FROM tribasic
tri·ba·sic·i·ty [trahy-bey-sis-i-tee] /ˌtraɪ beɪˈsɪs ɪ ti/, nounWords nearby tribasic
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Example sentences from the Web for tribasic
Tribasic sodium phosphate alone without the addition of the carbonate will also give good results.
The Mechanism of Life |Stphane LeducThis salt, which is tribasic, is also formed when1058 the preceding crystallised salts are put into hot water.
Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II |Arnold CooleyBeing a tribasic acid, it forms acid as well as normal salts.
An Elementary Study of Chemistry |William McPhersonMorphine itself is a tribasic meconate, and narcotin, of course, another opium derivative.
The Ethics of Medical Homicide and Mutilation |Austin O'Malley
British Dictionary definitions for tribasic
tribasic
/ (traɪˈbeɪsɪk) /
adjective
(of an acid) containing three replaceable hydrogen atoms in the molecule
(of a molecule) containing three monovalent basic atoms or groups in the molecule
Medical definitions for tribasic
tribasic
[ trī-bā′sĭk ]
adj.
Relating to an acid containing three replaceable hydrogen atoms per molecule.
Relating to a base or salt containing three univalent basic atoms or radicals per molecule.