base-forming

1. 1.

   yielding a base in aqueous solution

   Similaralkaline

Questions about base-forming

What does base-forming mean?

base-forming means "yielding a base in aqueous solution".

How many syllables are in base-forming?

base-forming has 4 syllables and divides as ba-se--for-ming under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

Is base-forming a common word?

base-forming is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.