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Webster 1913 Edition
Basi-
Ba′si-
.A combining form, especially in anatomical and botanical words, to indicate the base or position at or near a base; forming a base; as, basibranchials, the most ventral of the cartilages or bones of the branchial arches; basicranial, situated at the base of the cranium; basifacial, basitemporal, etc.
Definition 2024
basi-
basi-
English
Alternative forms
Prefix
basi-
- (anatomy, botany) Positioned at the base; forming a base.
- (chemistry, biology) Relating to bases (substances with pH greater than 7).
Derived terms
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- basibranchial
- basicranial
- basifacial
- basitemporal