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DIACID

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di⋅ac⋅id

  [dahy-as-id]
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–adjective Chemistry.
1. capable of combining with two molecules of a monobasic acid.
2. (of an acid or a salt) having two replaceable hydrogen atoms.
Origin:
1865–70; di- 1 + acid
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Main Entry: 1di·ac·id
Pronunciation: (')dI-'as-&d
Variant: or di·acid·ic /"dI-&-'sid-ik/
Function:adjective
1 : able to react with two molecules of a monobasic acid or one of a dibasic acid to form a salt or ester —used especially of bases
2 : containing two replaceable hydrogen atoms —used especially of acid salts

Main Entry: 2diacid
Function: noun
: an acid with two acid hydrogen atoms
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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