Acid salt
a salt of a polybasic acid that is only partially neutralized by a base; a salt that is also an acid.
historical examples
the resulting crystals (metantimoniate of pot-ssa), by solution in pure water, are resolved into free pot-ssa and the acid salt.
cooley’s practical receipts, volume ii arnold cooley
then with your finger rub on the acid salt till the stain disappears.
directions for cookery, in its various branches eliza leslie
the modern method of deliming hides intended for sole leather is to use a weak solution of acid, or an acid salt.
leather k. j. adc-ck
noun
(chem) a salt formed by partial replacement of the acidic hydrogen atoms of the parent acid
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