diacid
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1di·ac·id

adjective \(ˌ)dī-ˈa-səd\

Definition of DIACID

: able to react with two molecules of a monobasic acid or one of a dibasic acid to form a salt or ester —used especially of bases

Variants of DIACID

di·ac·id or di·acid·ic \ˌdī-ə-ˈsi-dik\

First Known Use of DIACID

1866

Rhymes with DIACID

2diacid

noun

Definition of DIACID

: an acid with two acid hydrogen atoms

Origin of DIACID

International Scientific Vocabulary
First Known Use: circa 1929

Rhymes with DIACID

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