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A water solution that possess a dearth of protons or a substance that upon addition to water results in possession of a dearth of protons by the resulting solution.
| An Base, biologically, is a compound that increases the pH of a water solution or instead is a water solution that possesses a pH that is greater than neutral 7. |
Compounds which are bases either will ionize to lose hydroxyl ions or instead will tend to gain hydrogen ions.
Contrast with acid and see also pH.