superbase

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noun

any compound having a very high basicity

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

nounsuperbase (plural superbases)

plural superbases

  1. chemistryany compound having a very high basicity

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  2. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  3. Proto-Italic*super
  4. Latinsuper
  5. Latinsuper-
  6. Englishsuper-
  7. Late Latinbassus
  8. Old Frenchbas
  9. Middle Englishbas
  10. Englishbase
  11. Englishsuperbase

From super- + base.

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Cite this entry
APA

superbase. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/superbase

MLA

“superbase.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/superbase. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “superbase,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/superbase.

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