octabasic

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Etymology

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Proto-Indo-European *oḱtṓw

Proto-Hellenic *oktṓ

Ancient Greek ὀκτώ (oktṓ)

Ancient Greek ὀκτᾰ- (oktă-)

English octa-

English basic

English octabasic

From octa- + basic.

Pronunciation

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  Rhymes: -eɪsɪk

Adjective

octabasic (not comparable)

1. (chemistry, of an acid) containing eight replaceable hydrogen atoms
2. (chemistry, of a salt) having eight atoms of a univalent metal