Basal

/[ˈbeɪzəɫ]/

Synonyms for "basal" (54 found)

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Closest matches (11)

basic basilar elementary radical ab ovo aboriginal beginning bottom bottommost

Adjective(1 words)

base

Adjective(1 words)

basilar

Strong matches (16)

central constituent constitutive crucial elemental embryonic essential foundation foundational fundamental generative genetic germinal gut

Adjective(2 words)

elemental elementary

Related words (27)

in embryo in ovo lowermost lowest material minimal nethermost of the essence original pregnant primal primary primeval primitive primordial pristine protogenic rudimental rudimentary seminal

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substantial substantive underlying undermost

Adjective(1 words)

plesiomorphic

Adjective(2 words)

primary radical

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

5 relation types

Synonyms

3 entries

basilar elementary radical

derived

55 entries

adbasal anterobasal apicobasal basal amniote basal body basal bristle basal cell basal cell carcinoma basal dicot basal ganglion basal lamina basal layer basal medium basal metabolic rate basal metabolism basal reader

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has context

3 entries

anatomy medicine systematics

related to

15 entries

base basic bottom branch clade diverged elementary health life minimal minimum organism origin phylogenetic tree structure

similar

2 entries

basic

Translations

21 translations across 11 languages.

Bulgarian

2 entries

основен adj (relating to, or forming, the base, or point of origin)
фундаментален adj (relating to, or forming, the base, or point of origin)

Catalan

1 entries

basal adj (relating to, or forming, the base, or point of origin)

Chinese Mandarin

1 entries

基底的 adj (associated with the base of an organism or structure)

Czech

2 entries

bazální adj (relating to, or forming, the base, or point of origin)
základní adj (relating to, or forming, the base, or point of origin)

Dutch

3 entries

basaal adj (relating to, or forming, the base, or point of origin)
basaal adj (of a minimal level that is necessary for maintaining the health or life of an organism)
basaal adj (being a group, or member of a group, which diverged earlier)

Finnish

2 entries

basaali adj (being a group, or member of a group, which diverged earlier)
basaalinen adj (being a group, or member of a group, which diverged earlier)

German

1 entries

basal adj (associated with the base of an organism or structure)

Hungarian

4 entries

alapi adj (associated with the base of an organism or structure)
alapvető adj (relating to, or forming, the base, or point of origin)
bazális adj (associated with the base of an organism or structure)
bazális adj (being a group, or member of a group, which diverged earlier)

Ido

1 entries

bazala adj (relating to, or forming, the base, or point of origin)

Romanian

3 entries

bazal adj (relating to, or forming, the base, or point of origin)
de bază adj (relating to, or forming, the base, or point of origin)
fundamental adj (relating to, or forming, the base, or point of origin)

Spanish

1 entries

basal adj (relating to, or forming, the base, or point of origin)

Sample sentences

8 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

I'm keeping a record of basal body temperature.

Source: tatoeba (20652)

This is the basal idea.

Source: wiktionary

The organism needs more energy on basal maintenance.

Source: wiktionary

A basal reader is a kind of book that is used to teach reading.

Source: wiktionary

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