basylous
English
Etymology
basyle + -ous
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbæsɪləs/
Adjective
basylous (comparative more basylous, superlative most basylous)
- (chemistry, obsolete) Pertaining to, or having the nature of, a basyle; electropositive; basic.
- 1850, Thomas Graham, Elements of Chemistry Volume 2
- But suppose the hydrochloric acid to be mixed with a solution of sulphate of copper (the component atoms of which are likewise undergoing a change of place), the basylous elements, hydrogen and copper, then no longer limit their change of place to the circle of atoms with which they were at first combined […]
- 1850, Thomas Graham, Elements of Chemistry Volume 2
Antonyms
- chlorous
References
basylous in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913