monoacid

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adjective

mono·​ac·​id -ˈas-əd 

variants or monoacidic

-ə-ˈsid-ik 

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: able to react with only one molecule of a monobasic acid to form a salt or ester : characterized by one hydroxyl group

—used of bases and sometimes of alcohols

2

: containing only one hydrogen atom replaceable by a basic atom or radical

—used especially of acid salts

monoacid

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noun

: an acid having only one acid hydrogen atom