Hexabasic

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Hexabasic \Hex`a*ba"sic\, a. [Hexa- + basic.] (Chem.)
     Having six hydrogen atoms or six radicals capable of being
     replaced or saturated by bases; -- said of acids; as,
     mellitic acid is hexabasic.
     [1913 Webster]