Basyle

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Basyle \Bas"yle\ (b[a^]s"[i^]l or b[=a]s"[i^]l), n. [Gr. ba`sis
     base + "y`lh wood. See {-yl}.] (Chem.)
     A positive or nonacid constituent of compound, either
     elementary, or, if compound, performing the functions of an
     element.
     [1913 Webster]