noun
A base having one fewer transferable proton than a specific acid.
conjugate base
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Noun
(plural conjugate bases)
- (chemistry) Any compound, of general formula Xn+, which can be transformed into a conjugate acid HX(n+1)+ by the gain of a proton.
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