polybase

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noun

Any polybasic compound

OriginEnglish base ← Middle English bas ← Old French bas →
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Meanings

nounpolybase (plural polybases)

plural polybases

  1. chemistryAny polybasic compound

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*pleh₁-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*polh₁ús
  3. Ancient Greekπολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)
  4. Englishpoly-
  5. Late Latinbassus
  6. Old Frenchbas
  7. Middle Englishbas
  8. Englishbase
  9. Englishpolybase

From poly- + base.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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