Etymology

monobasic

mon·o·ba·sic
M3O1N1O1B3A1S1I1C3

Today it means: Containing one replaceable hydrogen atom. Full definition →

English basic ← Ancient Greek μονο- (mono-)
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  1. Ancient Greekμόνος (mónos)
  2. Ancient Greekμονο- (mono-)
  3. Englishmono-
  4. Englishbasic
  5. English todaymonobasic

From mono- + basic.

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