basicity

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English

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Etymology

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From basic +‎ -ity.

Noun

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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.