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basicity

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.56 in modern English

Syllables
ba-sic-i-ty
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The condition of being basic.

Uncountable

noun

The degree to which a substance is basic: its pH level.

Countable

noun

The number of replaceable hydrogen atoms in a molecule of an acid.

Countable

Etymology

Etymology tree 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.

Usage

Inflected Forms

basicities (plural)

Synonyms

basicness fundamentalness essence essentialness essentiality alkalinity

Antonyms

acidity

Questions

What does basicity mean?
The condition of being basic.
Where does basicity come from?
Etymology tree 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.

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