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chemical > base (chemical)

Preferred term

base (chemical)  

Definition

  • Any chemical species, ionic or molecular, capable of accepting or receiving a proton (hydrogen ion) from another substance; the other substance acts as an acid in giving of the proton; the other ion is a base.

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http://www.eionet.europa.eu/gemet/concept/728

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