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di·ba·sic

 (dī-bā′sĭk)
adj.
1. Of or relating to salts or acids forming salts with two atoms of a univalent metal. Na2HPO4 is an example of a dibasic salt.
2. Diprotic.
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dibasic

(daɪˈbeɪsɪk)
adj
1. (Chemistry) (of an acid, such as sulphuric acid, H2SO4) containing two acidic hydrogen atoms. Compare diacidic
2. (Chemistry) (of a salt) derived by replacing two acidic hydrogen atoms: dibasic sodium phosphate, Na2HPO4.
dibasicity n
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di•ba•sic

(daɪˈbeɪ sɪk)

adj.
1. containing two replaceable or ionizable hydrogen atoms: dibasic acid.
2. having two univalent basic atoms.
[1865–70]
di`ba•sic′i•ty (-ˈsɪs ɪ ti) n.
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dibasic

[ˌdaɪˈbeɪsɪk] adj (Chem) → dibasico/a
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