octabasic

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adjective

containing eight replaceable hydrogen atoms

OriginEnglish basic ← Ancient Greek ὀκτᾰ- (oktă-) ← Proto-Hellenic *oktṓ →
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Meanings

adjectiveoctabasic (not comparable)
  1. not comparablechemistrycontaining eight replaceable hydrogen atoms
  2. not comparablechemistryhaving eight atoms of a univalent metal

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*oḱtṓw
  2. Proto-Hellenic*oktṓ
  3. Ancient Greekὀκτώ (oktṓ)
  4. Ancient Greekὀκτᾰ- (oktă-)
  5. Englishocta-
  6. Englishbasic
  7. Englishoctabasic

From octa- + basic.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with octabasic

basicdibasicheptabasichexabasicmonobasicpentabasicpolybasictetrabasictribasic
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Cite this entry
APA

octabasic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/octabasic

MLA

“octabasic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/octabasic. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “octabasic,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/octabasic.

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