octabasic en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *oḱtṓw Proto-Hellenic *oktṓ Ancient Greek ὀκτώ (oktṓ) Ancient Greek ὀκτᾰ- (oktă-) English octa- English basic English octabasic From octa- + basic.
Meanings
- (not-comparable, of an acid) containing eight replaceable hydrogen atoms
- (not-comparable, of a salt) having eight atoms of a univalent metal