tetracid Meaning, Definition & Usage

Tet*rac"id adjective
Etymology
Tetra + acid.
Definitions
  1. (Chem.) Capable of neutralizing four molecules of a monobasic acid; having four hydrogen atoms capable of replacement ba acids or acid atoms; -- said of certain bases; thus, erythrine, C4H6(OH)4, is a tetracid alcohol.

Webster 1913