Basil

  1. (acronym) .  biphasic acid scavenging utilising ionic liquids.
  2. Proper noun.  (given name, male) , in quiet but steady use in the UK.
  3. Noun.  A plant (''Ocimum basilicum'').
  4. Noun.  The leaves of this plant used as a herb.
  5. Noun.  The angle to which a joiner's tool is ground away.
  6. Verb.  (transitive) To grind the edge of a tool to an acute angle.

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