Definitions for basicity

basicity ba·sic·i·ty

Spelling: [bey-sis-i-tee]
IPA: /beɪˈsɪs ɪ ti/

Basicity is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 15 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 16 points.

You can make 173 anagrams from letters in basicity (abciisty).

Definitions for basicity

noun

  1. the state of being a base.
  2. the power of an acid to react with bases, dependent on the number of replaceable hydrogen atoms of the acid.

Origin of basicity

First recorded in 1840-50; basic + -ity

Examples for basicity

The author has found this a useful test taken in conjunction with the basicity determination.

When some sodium chloride solution is then added to one of the two portions, the basicity of the solution is distinctly increased.

He believed the organic base owed its basicity to the ammonia.

Word Value for basicity
Scrable

15

Words with friends

16

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