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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