A combining form, especially in anatomical and botanical words, to indicate the base or position at or near a base; forming a base; as, basibranchials, the most ventral of the cartilages or bones of the branchial arches; basicranial, situated at the base of the cranium; basifacial, basitemporal, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]
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a.
Basic salt (Chem.),
n. [ Basi- + Gr.
n. (Chem.)
. (Iron Metal.) A Bessemer or open-hearth steel-making process in which a lining that is basic, or not siliceous, is used, and additions of basic material are made to the molten charge during treatment. Opposed to
n. pl.
. A by-product from the manufacture of steel by the basic process, used as a fertilizer. It is rich in lime and contains 14 to 20 per cent of phosphoric acid. Called also
. Steel produced by the basic process. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]
adj. of or pertaining to a basidium. [ WordNet 1.5 ]