basylous

English

Etymology

basyle +‎ -ous

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbæsɪləs/

Adjective

basylous (comparative more basylous, superlative most basylous)

1. (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 […]

Antonyms

• chlorous

References

“basylous”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.