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from The Century Dictionary.
- Noting an acid containing five atoms of hydrogen readily replaceable by metals or electropositive radicals.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (Chem.) Capable of uniting with five molecules of a monacid base; having five acid hydrogen atoms capable of substitution by a basic radical; -- said of certain acids.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective chemistry (of an acid) containing five
replaceable hydrogen atoms - adjective chemistry (of a salt) having five atoms of a
univalent metal
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