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basicity
[ bey-sis-i-tee ]
noun
, Chemistry.
- the state of being a base.
- the power of an acid to react with bases, dependent on the number of replaceable hydrogen atoms of the acid.
basicity
/ beɪˈsɪsɪtɪ /
noun
- chem
- the state of being a base
- the extent to which a substance is basic
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When some sodium chloride solution is then added to one of the two portions, the basicity of the solution is distinctly increased.
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The author has found this a useful test taken in conjunction with the basicity determination.
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Many preparations are on the market containing both chlorides and sulphates with appropriate basicity.
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He believed the organic base owed its basicity to the ammonia.
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Acids of greater basicity than unity are frequently termed polybasic.
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