Polyacid

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

  Polyacid \Pol`y*ac"id\, a. [Poly- + acid.] (Chem.)
     Capable of neutralizing, or of combining with, several
     molecules of a monobasic acid; having more than one hydrogen
     atom capable of being replaced by acid radicals; -- said of
     certain bases; as, calcium hydrate and glycerin are polyacid
     bases.


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