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basyl(e Chem.|ˈbeɪsɪl, ˈbæsɪl|
[f. Gr. βάσ-ις base + -yl, Gr. ὕλη, hyle, wood, substance. (Webster has also bashyle.)]
A metal or other electro-positive constituent of a compound; a body that unites with oxygen to form a base.
1863Watts Dict. Chem., Basyl, Graham's name for the metal or other electropositive constituent of a salt. a1866G. Wilson Inorg. Chem. (ed. 3) §1130 A base, may be constructed of a metal and oxygen, and in such circumstances a metal is known as a basyle..Other substances than metals, however, may be basyles and form bases. |