Base

{bas) \_3daiq, a foundation]. The lowest part of a body or the foundation upon which anything rests. In chemistry, an element or radicle that combines with an acid to form a salt. The electropositive molecule or radicle of a compound. In pharmacy, the most important part of a prescription. Basedow’s Disease. Exophthalmic Goiter, or Graves’ Disease. See Goiter and Diseases, Table of. 138