Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Tetrabasic

Tetrabasic , adjective

[Tetra- + basic.]

(Chemistry) Capable of neutralizing four molecules of a monacid base; having four hydrogen atoms capable of replacement by bases; quadribasic; -- said of certain acids; thus, normal silicic acid, Si(OH)4, is a tetrabasic acid.