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Webster 1913 Edition

(băs′ĭl or bās′ĭl)

Noun.

[Gr.

βάσισ

base +

ὕλη

wood. See

(Chem.)

A positive or nonacid constituent of compound, either elementary, or, if compound, performing the functions of an element.

basyle ‎(plural basyles)

(chemistry, dated) A positive or non-acid constituent of a compound, either elementary, or, if compound, performing the functions of an element.