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Webster's 1913 Dictionary
POLYACID
Pol
`y *
ac
"
id,
a.
Etym:
[
Poly-
+
acid.
] (
Chem.
)
Defn:
Capable
of
neutralizing,
or
of
combining
with,
several
molecules
of
a
monobasic
acid;
having
more
than
one
hydrogen
atom
capable
of
being
replaced
by
acid
radicals; --
said
of
certain
bases;
as,
calcium
hydrate
and
glycerin
are
polyacid
bases.
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