. . . . "any of various water-soluble compounds capable of turning litmus blue and reacting with an acid to form a salt and water; \"bases include oxides and hydroxides of metals and ammonia\""@en-us . . . "113781606"@en-us . . "114618253"^^ . "0"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "14618253-n"^^ . "0"^^ . . "110471284"@en-us . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "any of various water-soluble compounds capable of turning litmus blue and reacting with an acid to form a salt and water; \"bases include oxides and hydroxides of metals and ammonia\""@en-us . . . . . . . "base"^^ . . . "base"@en-us . . . . . "alkali"@en-us . . . . . .