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polybasic

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Proto-Indo-European *pleh1-
Proto-Indo-European *polh1ús
Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor.
English poly-
English basic
English polybasic

    From poly- + basic .

    Pronunciation

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    Adjective

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    polybasic (comparative more polybasic, superlative most polybasic)

    1. (chemistry , of an acid ) containing two or more replaceable hydrogen atoms; see also polyprotic
    2. (chemistry , of a salt ) having two or more atoms of a univalent metal
    3. (chemistry , of a base ) Having two or more basic groups; see also polybase and polyprotic

    Translations

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    of an acid
    of a salt
    of a base

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