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Tetrabasic

Webster's Dictionary

(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.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Tetrabasic'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​t/tetrabasic.html. 1828.