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Tribasic

Webster's Dictionary

(a.) Capable of neutralizing three molecules of a monacid base, or their equivalent; having three hydrogen atoms capable of replacement by basic elements on radicals; - said of certain acids; thus, citric acid is a tribasic acid.

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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Tribasic'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​t/tribasic.html. 1828.