Definition of basicity in English:
basicity
noun beɪˈsɪsɪtibeɪˈsɪsədi
mass nounChemistry The number of hydrogen atoms replaceable by a base in a particular acid.
Example sentencesExamples
- Classical means of separation were based on the small differences in basicity and solubility.
- The basicity of an organic acid is determined by the number of carboxyl groups present.
- If the amines were acting as the hydrogen bond acceptors, the bimolecular quenching constants would be expected to increase with basicity of the amines, i.e. for amines with lower pK b values.
- It is the chemical basicity of the nucleotides that has given them the common term ‘bases’ as they are associated with nucleotides present in DNA and RNA.
- One hypothesis they did not consider is the high basicity of lysin (PI 10 11; J. Nam, personal communication) and the high acidity of VERLs.