tribasic
/traɪˈbeɪsɪk/
adjective
- Describing an acid that has three hydrogen atoms that can be replaced by a metal to form a salt.
- Phosphoric acid is a tribasic acid commonly used in fertilizers.
- The lab experiment required a tribasic acid to create the desired salt compound.
- In chemistry class, we learned that tribasic acids can donate three protons.