dibasic

D2I1B3A1S1I1C3

adjective

(of an acid) containing two replaceable hydrogen atoms

OriginEnglish basic ← Middle English base ← Old French base →
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Meanings

adjectivedibasic (not comparable)
  1. not comparablechemistry(of an acid) containing two replaceable hydrogen atoms
  2. not comparablechemistry(of a salt) having two atoms of a univalent metal

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dwi-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*dwi-
  4. Ancient Greekδῐ- (dĭ-)
  5. Latindi-
  6. Englishdi-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*gʷem-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*gʷémtis
  9. Proto-Hellenic*gʷə́tis
  10. Ancient Greekβᾰ́σῐς (bắsĭs)
  11. Latinbasis
  12. Old Frenchbase
  13. Middle Englishbase
  14. Englishbase
  15. Englishbasic
  16. Englishdibasic

From di- + basic.

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Translations

German zweibasisch
  • zweibasischof an acid
Italian bibasico, bibasico
  • bibasicoof an acid
  • bibasicoof a salt

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with dibasic

basicheptabasichexabasicmonobasicoctabasicpentabasicpolybasictetrabasictribasic
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Cite this entry
APA

dibasic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dibasic

MLA

“dibasic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dibasic. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dibasic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dibasic.

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