"baselike" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more baselike [comparative], most baselike [superlative]
Etymology: base + -like Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|base|like}} base + -like Head templates: {{en-adj}} baselike (comparative more baselike, superlative most baselike)
  1. Resembling or characteristic of a base (in various senses).
    Sense id: en-baselike-en-adj-HaK0Uz92 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -like

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          "ref": "1993, John William Hill, Dorothy M. Feigl, Stuart J. Baum, Chemistry and life",
          "text": "Many medicines taste bitter because they contain alkaloid (baselike) compounds. Quinine, caffeine, and the antihistamines are familiar examples.",
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          "ref": "2008, Ask CosmoGIRL! About Beauty, page 84",
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