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Synonyms for free base


Grammar : Noun
Spell : free-beys
Phonetic Transcription : ˈfriˌbeɪs



Définition of free base

Origin :
  • 1980 (noun and verb), in reference to cocaine. As a chemical process, it returns a salt form of an alkaloid to its pure form. Related: Freebased; freebasing.
  • As in base on balls : noun free advance to first base
Example sentences :
  • The manner in which the free base was obtained was briefly as follows.
  • Extract from : « Scientific American Supplement, No. 841, February 13, 1892 » by Various
  • This in acid solution is blue, and the free base is a dark-blue, almost black.
  • Extract from : « Principles and Practice of Fur Dressing and Fur Dyeing » by William E. Austin
  • Tetanine may be obtained as a free base by treating the hydrochloride with freshly precipitated moist silver oxide.
  • Extract from : « Poisons: Their Effects and Detection » by Alexander Wynter Blyth
  • In many cases the hydrolysis of a salt is only partial, resulting in the formation of basic salts instead of the free base.
  • Extract from : « An Elementary Study of Chemistry » by William McPherson

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