tribasic


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tri·ba·sic

 (trī-bā′sĭk)
adj.
1. Containing three univalent basic atoms or groups per molecule. Used of a base or salt. Na3PO4 is an example of a tribasic salt.
2. Triprotic.
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tribasic

(traɪˈbeɪsɪk)
adj
1. (Chemistry) (of an acid) containing three replaceable hydrogen atoms in the molecule
2. (Chemistry) (of a molecule) containing three monovalent basic atoms or groups in the molecule
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tri•ba•sic

(traɪˈbeɪ sɪk)

adj.
(of an acid) having three atoms of hydrogen replaceable by basic atoms or groups.
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Sodium Phosphate Tribasic is also known as trisodium phosphate.
Tribasic copper chloride (TBCC) is a less reactive and less destructive form of Cu due to its low hygroscopicity when combined with vitamins in base mixes, supplements, and diets.
Different sodium salts are formed in situ, using different acids--monobasic, dibasic, and tribasic. For HCl, the typical NaCl aggregation pattern was observed (similar to [26]).
In addition, the Ca[(OH).sub.2] crystals produced by the hydration reaction of tribasic calcium silicate were smaller than those generated by the hydration reaction of dicalcium silicate.
He, "Preparation of tribasic copper chloride nanopowders by solid state reaction at room temperature," Journal of Synthetic Crystals, vol.
Thus, the following procedure was firstly tested: 10 mL of wine, placed into 50-mL PTFE centrifuge tubes, 4 mL of acetonitrile, 1 g of sodium citrate tribasic dehydrate, 500 mg sodium citrate dibasic sesquihydrate, 1 g of sodium chloride, and 4 g of anhydrous magnesium sulphate were added.
This buffer solution was made by 50 mM sodium citrate tribasic dehydrate, 100 mM sodium chloride, and 10 mM sucrose (all purchased from Sigma-Aldrich, MI, USA).
Gold (III) chloride hydrate, HAu[Cl.sub.4]; Sodium citrate tribasic; Tris (2-carboxyethyl)-phosphine; Sodium dodecyl sulphate; di sodium hydrogen phosphate; sodium di hydrogen phosphate; sodium hydroxide; potassium di hydrogen phosphate; Hydrochloric acid; Sodium Chloride.
Ammonium formate, silica, sodium phosphate monobasic, sodium citrate tribasic dehydrate, sodium acetate, taurocholic acid sodium salt hydrate, N-acetylgalactosamine and D-saccharic acid 1,4 lactone monohydrate were purchased from SigmaAldrich.
[12] Humic acid is a mixture of many different acids that contain carboxyl and phenolate groups which behave functionally as dibasic, and sometimes tribasic, acids.