Lexic.us

Definition of Tetracid

1. a. Capable of neutralizing four molecules of a monobasic acid; having four hydrogen atoms capable of replacement ba acids or acid atoms; -- said of certain bases; thus, erythrine, C₄H₆(OH)₄, is a tetracid alcohol.

Definition of Tetracid

1. Adjective. (obsolete chemistry) tetrabasic ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Tetracid

1. a type of acid [n -S] - See also: acid

Medical Definition of Tetracid

1. Capable of neutralising four molecules of a monobasic acid; having four hydrogen atoms capable of replacement ba acids or acid atoms; said of certain bases; thus, erythrine, C4H6(OH)4, is a tetracid alcohol. Origin: Tetra + acid. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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Literary usage of Tetracid

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Qualitative Analysis as a Laboratory Basis for the Study of General by William Conger Morgan (1906)
"Di, tri, and tetracid bases are capable of separating, theoretically at least, two, three and four 0H ions from one molecule of the compound. ..."

2. The Chemical News and Journal of Industrial Science (1908)
"Nitric acid was added to the liquor till the tetracid ammonium oxalate was formed, when it was left to clear ; the precipitate was afterwards drawn off and ..."

3. A Course in General Chemistry by William McPherson, William Edwards Henderson (1921)
"There are a few tetracid bases, such as stannic hydroxide (Sn(OH)4), but for the most part these lose a molecule of water and act as diacid bases: ..."

4. Principles of Theoretical Chemistry: With Special Reference to the by Ira Remsen (1887)
"... the simplest tetracid alcohol, C4H,0O4, contains four; and the simplest hex-acid alcohol contains six. This is another illustration of the truth that, ..."

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