basicity

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *gʷeh₂-?

Proto-Indo-European *gʷem-

Proto-Indo-European *-tis

Proto-Indo-European *gʷémtis

Proto-Hellenic *gʷə́tis

Ancient Greek βᾰ́σῐς (bắsĭs)bor.

Latin basis

Old French basebor.

Middle English base

English base

Proto-Indo-European *-kos

Proto-Indo-European *-ikos

Proto-Italic *-ikos

Latin -icuslbor.

Old French -iquebor.

Middle English -ik

English -ic

English basic

Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-ts

Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts

Latin -itāsder.

Old French -itebor.

Middle English -ite

English -ity

English basicity

From basic + -ity.

Noun

basicity (countable and uncountable, plural basicities)

1. (uncountable) The condition of being basic.

   Synonyms: basicness, fundamentalness, essence, essentialness, essentiality

2. (countable, chemistry) The degree to which a substance is basic: its pH level.

   Synonym: alkalinity

   Antonym: acidity

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