free base
Example Sentences
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The lime converts arecoline into a free base form, which makes it easier for the body to absorb.
From Science Daily β Sep. 10, 2026
In the first inning, Betts walked on four pitches, Freddie Freeman took a free base from a full count and Teoscar Hernández watched four more balls miss the strike zone to load the bases.
From Los Angeles Times β Oct. 13, 2024
After hitting a batter in the fourth — his sixth free base allowed — Adon allowed an RBI single to Tomas Nido to end his day at just 3 2/3 innings.
From Washington Times β May 12, 2022
“The leadoff walk hurts there, giving them a free base runner to start the inning‚” said Finnegan, adding that he didn’t have a feel for his slider or splitter.
From Washington Post β Sep. 15, 2021
Their hydroxides are practically insoluble in water and are very weak bases; indeed, the bases are so weak that their salts are often hydrolyzed into free base and free acid in solution.
From An Elementary Study of Chemistry by William McPherson
