polybase Chem.
(ˈpɒlɪbeɪs)
[f. poly- 2 + base n.1]
A compound which contains more than one basic group. Cf. polybasic a.
| 1920 [see polyacid n.]. 1956 Nature 24 Mar. 586/1 This polybase, {b1}[{b1}CH2{b1}CH2{b1}NH2{b1}]n{b1}, has the advantage of being stained by naphthalene black 12B as well as by sudan black. 1966 G. M. Fleck Equilibria in Solution v. 83 Ion-exchange resins are familiar examples of polyacids and polybases. |