dibasic en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Etymology tree English di- Proto-Indo-European *gʷem- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *gʷémtis Proto-Hellenic *gʷə́tis Ancient Greek βᾰ́σῐς (bắsĭs)bor. Latin basis Old French basebor. Middle English base English base Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English basic English dibasic From di- + basic.
Meanings
- (not-comparable) (of an acid) containing two replaceable hydrogen atoms
- (not-comparable) (of a salt) having two atoms of a univalent metal
Deriveds
Translations (5)
de zweibasisch (of an acid) · it bibasico (of a salt) · gv daa-vunnagh (of an acid) · gv daa-vunnagh (of a salt) · it bibasico (of an acid)