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hexabasic

hexabasic adjective: containing six replaceable hydrogen atoms.

Adjective

hexabasic (not comparable)

  1. containing six replaceable hydrogen atoms
  2. having six atoms of a univalent metal

Origin of hexabasic

From hexa- + basic.

Words that rhyme with hexabasic

Questions about hexabasic

What does hexabasic mean?
Hexabasic means containing six replaceable hydrogen atoms.
What part of speech is hexabasic?
Hexabasic is an adjective.

Words near hexabasic in the dictionary

  1. hexaaquachromium
  2. hexaaquairon
  3. hexaazamacrocycle
  4. hexaazide
  5. hexabarium
  6. hexabasic
  7. hexabenzobenzene
  8. hexabenzobenzenes
  9. hexabenzocoronene
  10. hexabismuth
  11. hexaboride

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