basicity

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noun

The condition of being basic.

Similar
basicnessfundamentalnessessenceessentialnessessentialityalkalinity
Opposite
acidity
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Meanings

nounbasicity (countable and uncountable, plural basicities)

plural basicities

  1. uncountableThe condition of being basic.

    Synonyms: basicness, fundamentalness, essence, essentialness, essentiality

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

    Synonyms: alkalinity · Antonyms: acidity

  3. countablechemistryThe number of replaceable hydrogen atoms in a molecule of an acid.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe condition of being basic.

Similar
basicnessfundamentalnessessenceessentialnessessentiality

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

Similar
alkalinity
Opposite
acidity
Also see
alkalinitybasicness

Origin

From basic + -ity.

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APA

basicity. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/basicity

MLA

“basicity.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/basicity. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “basicity,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/basicity.

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