Pentabasic
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Pen`ta`ba´sic
a. | 1. | (Chem.) Capable of uniting with five molecules of a monacid base; having five acid hydrogen atoms capable of substitution by a basic radical; - said of certain acids. |
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.