Bas″yle (băs″ĭl or bās″ĭl), n. [Gr. βάσισ base + ὕλη wood. See -yl.] (Chem.) A positive or nonacid constituent of a compound, either elementary, or, if compound, performing the functions of an element.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.