Resembling or relating to a base, especially in chemistry; having characteristics of a base or basic substance.
From 'base' (from Latin 'basis') combined with '-oid' (Greek 'eidos,' form or shape), meaning 'base-like.'
The '-oid' suffix is brilliant for scientists because it lets them describe things that are similar to but not quite the official thing—'basoid' lets chemists talk about substances with base-like properties without committing fully.
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