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RELATED WORDS : basal body temperature basal body temperature method basal body temperature method of family planning basal ganglion basal metabolic rate basal metabolism basal placentation basal temperature basal vein

WORDNET DICTIONARY

Adjective basal has 3 senses

• basal(a = adj.all) radical - especially of leaves; located at the base of a plant or stem; especially arising directly from the root or rootstock or a root-like stem; "basal placentation"; "radical leaves"
Derived form noun base₅

• basal(s = adj.all) base - serving as or forming a base; "the painter applied a base coat followed by two finishing coats"
Derived form noun base₂

• basal(s = adj.all) primary - of primary importance; Array
Derived form noun base₇

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THESAURUS

basal

ab ovo, aboriginal, basic, basilar, beginning, bottom, bottommost, central, constituent, constitutive, crucial, elemental, elementary, embryonic, essential, foundational, fundamental, generative, genetic, germinal, gut, in embryo, in ovo, lowermost, lowest, material, nethermost, of the essence, original, pregnant, primal, primary, primeval, primitive, primordial, pristine, protogenic, radical, rudimental, rudimentary, seminal, substantial, substantive, underlying, undermost

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