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Basicity

Ba-sic′i-ty

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Noun.
(Chem.)
(a)
The quality or state of being a base.
(b)
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.

Definition 2024


basicity

basicity

English

Noun

basicity (countable and uncountable, plural basicities)

  1. (uncountable) The condition of being basic
  2. (countable, chemistry) The degree to which a substance is basic
  3. (countable, chemistry) The number of replaceable hydrogen atoms in a molecule of an acid

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