Tetrabasic


(a.) Capable of neutralizing four molecules of a monacid base; having four hydrogen atoms capable of replacement by bases; quadribasic; -- said of certain acids; thus, normal silicic acid, Si(OH)4, is a tetrabasic acid.



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Icositetrahedron   Pseudotetramera   Tetra-   Tetrabasic   Tetraboric   Tetrabranchiata   Tetrabranchiate   Tetracarpel   Tetrachord   Tetrachotomous