Definition of base

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Base (a.) Not held by honorable service; as, a base estate, one held by services not honorable; held by villenage. Such a tenure is called base, or low, and the tenant, a base tenant..

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Thorough Bass :: Thorough bass () The representation of chords by figures placed under the base; figured bass; basso continuo; -- sometimes used as synonymous with harmony.
Leucaniline :: Leucaniline (n.) A colorless, crystalline, organic base, obtained from rosaniline by reduction, and also from other sources. It forms colorless salts..
Degeneration :: Degeneration (n.) The act or state of growing worse, or the state of having become worse; decline; degradation; debasement; degeneracy; deterioration..
Sub-base :: Subbasal (a.) Near the base.
Cullion :: Cullion (n.) A mean wretch; a base fellow; a poltroon; a scullion.
Cucullated :: Cucullated (a.) Having the edges toward the base rolled inward, as the leaf of the commonest American blue violet..
Degraded :: Degraded (a.) Reduced in rank, character, or reputation; debased; sunken; low; base..
Podobranch :: Podobranch (n.) One of the branchiae attached to the bases of the legs in Crustacea.
Lycine :: Lycine (n.) A weak base identical with betaine; -- so called because found in the boxthorn (Lycium barbarum). See Betaine.
Cullionly :: Cullionly (a.) Mean; base.
Tetracid :: Tetracid (a.) Capable of neutralizing four molecules of a monobasic acid; having four hydrogen atoms capable of replacement ba acids or acid atoms; -- said of certain bases; thus, erythrine, C4H6(OH)4, is a tetracid alcohol..
Base :: Base (n.) Fig.: The fundamental or essential part of a thing; the essential principle; a groundwork.
Executor :: Executor (n.) One who executes or performs; a doer; as, an executor of baseness..
Cere :: Cere (n.) The soft naked sheath at the base of the beak of birds of prey, parrots, and some other birds. See Beak..
Rascally :: Rascally (a.) Like a rascal; trickish or dishonest; base; worthless; -- often in humorous disparagement, without implication of dishonesty..
Bace :: Bace (n., a., & v.) See Base..
Tetrahedrite :: Tetrahedrite (n.) A sulphide of antimony and copper, with small quantities of other metals. It is a very common ore of copper, and some varieties yield a considerable presentage of silver. Called also gray copper ore, fahlore, and panabase..
Basic :: Basic (a.) Relating to a base; performing the office of a base in a salt.
Debaser :: Debaser (n.) One who, or that which, debases..
Base :: Base (a.) Of little comparative value, as metal inferior to gold and silver, the precious metals..
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