BASICITY
\be͡ɪsˈɪsɪti], \beɪsˈɪsɪti], \b_eɪ_s_ˈɪ_s_ɪ_t_i]\
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The quality or state of being a base.
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The power of an acid to unite with one or more atoms or equivalents of a base, as indicated by the number of replaceable hydrogen atoms contained in the acid.
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The quality or state of being a base.
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The power of an acid to unite with one or more atoms or equivalents of a base, as indicated by the number of replaceable hydrogen atoms contained in the acid.
By Noah Webster.
By Sir Augustus Henry
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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The quality of being a base.
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The combining power of an acid. The degree of basicity is expressed by a number indicating the number of hydrogen atoms replaceable by a base. Acids and salts of a b. of one, two, three, and four are called respectively monobasic, dibasic, tribasic and tetrabasic.
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