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acid radical
noun
, Chemistry.
- the remainder of an acid molecule after acidic hydrogen has been removed.
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The glycerophosphoric acid radical is, to be sure, found in the lecithin of nervous tissues, but its source is not known.
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Bases may be considered as salts with the hydroxyl group, OH, replacing the acid radical.
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The form of these artificial pseudo-organic elements depends principally on the nature of the acid radical of the solid salt.
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Every salt, therefore, consists of a basic and of an acid radical.
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In acid salts the prefixes noticed above are added to express the preponderance of the acid radical over the metal.
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