01 a. Relating to a base; performing the office of a base in a salt.
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Relating to a base; performing the office of a base in a salt.(Chem.)
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Said of crystalline rocks which contain a relatively low percentage of silica, as basalt.(Min.)
Phrases & compounds
Basic salt —
a salt formed from a base or hydroxide by the partial replacement of its hydrogen by a negative or acid element or radical.