noun
- Plural of monoacid; acids that have only one replaceable hydrogen atom per molecule.
Usage: chemistry; technical
Examples
- Hydrochloric acid and acetic acid are common examples of monoacids.
- Monoacids differ from polyacids in that they can donate only one proton in solution.
- In the laboratory, students learned to distinguish between monoacids and dibasic acids.
- Nitric acid is classified as a monoacid because it contains one ionizable hydrogen atom.
- The titration of monoacids requires only one equivalence point.