pentabasic en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷe Proto-Hellenic *pénkʷe Ancient Greek πέντε (pénte) Ancient Greek πεντᾰ- (pentă-)lbor. English penta- English basic English pentabasic From penta- + basic.
Meanings
- (not-comparable, of an acid) Containing five replaceable hydrogen atoms.
- (not-comparable, of a salt) Having five atoms of a univalent metal.