BASICITY

Etymology

Noun

basicity (countable and uncountable, plural basicities)

(uncountable) The condition of being basic

(countable, chemistry) The degree to which a substance is basic

(countable, chemistry) The number of replaceable hydrogen atoms in a molecule of an acid

Source: Wiktionary


Ba*sic"i*ty, n. (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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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