Chemistry term for a substance that accepts protons or donates electrons; opposite of an acid.
アンモニアは弱い塩基です。
Ammonia is a weak base.
Ammonia acts as a base in water.
When a base reacts with an acid, a salt is formed.
In this experiment, the acid and base neutralize to form a salt.
酸 (an acid) is the direct chemical opposite of 塩基 (a base), donating protons or accepting electrons.
monobasic; monatomic; single-nucleotide
base pair
basicity
basicity; alkalinity · basic; alkaline
weak base
Compound of 塩 (salt) and 基 (base/foundation), coined as a translation of the Western chemical concept 'base'.
tribasic acid
dibasic acid