Polybasic

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

  Polybasic \Pol`y*ba"sic\, a. [Poly- + basic.] (Chem.)
     Capable of neutralizing, or of combining with, several
     molecules of a monacid base; having several hydrogen atoms
     capable of being replaced by basic radicals; -- said of
     certain acids; as, sulphuric acid is polybasic.
     [1913 Webster]