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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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