basic

Speech parts

1. basic - Noun

2. basic - Adjective

3. basic - Adjective Satellite

4. Basic - Proper noun

Meaning

Relating to a base; performing the office of a base in a salt.

Having the base in excess, or the amount of the base atomically greater than that of the acid, or exceeding in proportion that of the related neutral salt.

Apparently alkaline, as certain normal salts which exhibit alkaline reactions with test paper.

Said of crystalline rocks which contain a relatively low percentage of silica, as basalt.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

introductory cardinal prime central elementary main primary simple core essential fundamental principal chief underlying plain

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Antonyms

incidental national muslim catholic rococo grand

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Hypernyms

good commodity programming language trade good programing language

Phrases with the word

basic metabolism basic principles basic component basic learning basic military training basic terms

Anagrams

SABIC

Examples

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Close letter words and terms

basibranchial basibregmatic basibregmatic axis basic act basic aim basic airman