basicity

[ bey-sis-i-tee ]

/ beɪˈsɪs ɪ ti /

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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.

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Origin of basicity

First recorded in 1840–50; basic + -ity

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How to use basicity in a sentence

When some sodium chloride solution is then added to one of the two portions, the basicity of the solution is distinctly increased.
The Elements of Qualitative Chemical Analysis, vol. 1, parts 1 and 2.|Julius Stieglitz
The author has found this a useful test taken in conjunction with the basicity determination.
Animal Proteins|Hugh Garner Bennett
Many preparations are on the market containing both chlorides and sulphates with appropriate basicity.
Animal Proteins|Hugh Garner Bennett
He believed the organic base owed its basicity to the ammonia.
Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II|Arnold Cooley

Acids of greater basicity than unity are frequently termed polybasic.
Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I|Arnold Cooley

British Dictionary definitions for basicity

basicity

/ (beɪˈsɪsɪtɪ) /

noun

chem

the state of being a base
the extent to which a substance is basic

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Medical definitions for basicity

basicity

[ bā-sĭs′ĭ-tē ]

The ability of an acid to react based on the number of replaceable hydrogen atoms it contains.

The quality of being basic.