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MONOBASIC ACID
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Dictionary entry overview: What does monobasic acid mean?
• MONOBASIC ACID (noun)
The noun MONOBASIC ACID has 1 sense:
1. an acid containing only one replaceable hydrogen atom per molecule
Familiarity information: MONOBASIC ACID used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An acid containing only one replaceable hydrogen atom per molecule
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Hypernyms ("monobasic acid" is a kind of...):
acid (any of various water-soluble compounds having a sour taste and capable of turning litmus red and reacting with a base to form a salt)
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