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sesquibasic

sesquibasic adjective: containing, or acting as, a base that reacts with acids in a proportion of one and a half to one.

Adjective

sesquibasic (not comparable)

  1. Containing, or acting as, a base that reacts with acids in a proportion of one and a half to one.

Origin of sesquibasic

From sesqui- + basic.

Questions about sesquibasic

What does sesquibasic mean?
Sesquibasic means containing, or acting as, a base that reacts with acids in a proportion of one and a half to one.
What part of speech is sesquibasic?
Sesquibasic is an adjective.

Words near sesquibasic in the dictionary

  1. sesquialteras
  2. sesquialterate
  3. sesquialterous
  4. sesquialters
  5. sesquiannual
  6. sesquibasic
  7. sesquicarbonate
  8. sesquicarbonates
  9. sesquicentenarian
  10. sesquicentenarians
  11. sesquicentenaries

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