basylous

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/ˈbæsɪləs/

adjective

Pertaining to, or having the nature of, a basyle; electropositive; basic.

Opposite
chlorous
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Meanings

adjectivebasylous (comparative more basylous, superlative most basylous)

comparative more basylous · superlative most basylous

  1. obsoletechemistryPertaining to, or having the nature of, a basyle; electropositive; basic.
    1 more example

    But suppose the hydrochloric acid to be mixed with a solution of sulphate of copper (the component atoms of which are likewise undergoing a change of place), the basylous elements, hydrogen and copper, then no longer limit their change of place to the circle of atoms with which they were at first combined[…]

    1850, Thomas Graham, Elements of Chemistry, volume 2

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
chlorous

Origin

From basyle + -ous.

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APA

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Chicago

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