polybasic
adjective as in strong fondness
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Example:Calcium oxalate is a polybasic anhydride that can be hydrated to form oxalic acid.
Definition:a polybasic compound that, when hydrated, gives the corresponding polybasic acid.
From polybasic anhydride
Example:The EDTA ligand is five-dentate, meaning it is a polybasic ligand and can form stable complexes with metal ions.
Definition:a ligand that can donate more than one electron pair.
From polybasic ligand
Example:Sulfuric acid is a polybasic acid, as it can donate two protons in a reaction.
Definition:an acid that can donate multiple protons.
From polybasic acid
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