adjective
- having only one replaceable hydrogen atom per molecule
Usage: chemistry
noun
- an acid that has only one replaceable hydrogen atom per molecule
Usage: chemistry
Examples
- Hydrochloric acid is a monoacid because it can donate only one proton.
- The monoacid nature of acetic acid makes it useful in buffer solutions.
- Students learned to identify monoacid compounds in their chemistry lab.
- Nitric acid is classified as a monoacid despite its strong acidic properties.
- The reaction involves a monoacid reacting with a monobase to form a salt.
- Formic acid serves as a simple example of a monoacid in organic chemistry.