base (n)
alkali (n)

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type n
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def any of various water-soluble compounds capable of turning litmus blue and reacting with an acid to form a salt and water
examples bases include oxides and hydroxides of metals and ammonia
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Hypernym compound, chemical compound
Derivationally related form alkali → alkalize
Derivationally related form alkali → alkalify
Derivationally related form base → base
Derivationally related form base → basify
Hyponym pyridine; purine; purine; imidazole, iminazole, glyoxaline; melamine, cyanuramide; pyrimidine
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Hypernym pyridine; purine; purine; imidazole, iminazole, glyoxaline; melamine, cyanuramide; pyrimidine
Hyponym compound, chemical compound
Derivationally related form basify → base
Derivationally related form alkalify → alkali
Derivationally related form alkalize → alkali
Derivationally related form base → base

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