| umls-concept:C0178499 | skos:definition | CSP: fundamental category of chemical compounds identified by certain common characteristics such as the ability to react with acids to form salts, dissociate to give hydroxide ions in aqueous solution, capable of donating a pair of electrons to an acid for formation of a coordinate covalent bond, and able to turn litmus paper blue.,NCI: A substance that dissociates to give hydroxide ions in aqueous solutions; a substance capable of donating a pair of electrons (to an acid) for the formation of a coordinate covalent bond; a substance whose molecule or ion can combine with a proton (hydrogen ion); a substance that combines with acids to form salts.,CHV: opposite of acid,CHV: opposite of acid | lld:umls |
