The scientific study of the properties and behavior of bases in chemistry, particularly alkaline substances.
From 'base' (alkaline substance in chemistry) combined with Greek '-ology' (study of). The term follows the pattern of chemistry terminology systematizing the study of chemical substance families.
Just as 'psychology' is the study of the mind, 'bascology' would be the study of bases—but honestly, chemists usually just say 'base chemistry' because 'bascology' sounds a bit made up!
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