( a. )
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.
( a. )
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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary. Пересмотренный полный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012