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basal

Pronunciation: /ˈbasal/

“basal” is an Indonesian word. Its 7 meanings in English:

noun

  1. basalt
  2. dropsy, edema
  3. basal, base, bottom, minimum
  4. basal (any basal structure or part)

adjective

  1. basal, basic
  2. basal (associated with the base of an organism or structure)
  3. basal (of a minimal level that is necessary for maintaining the health or life of an organism)

Etymology

From Dutch basalt, from French basalte, from Middle French basalte, from Late Latin basaltes, a misspelling of Latin basanites, from Ancient Greek βασανίτης (basanítēs), from βάσανος (básanos, “touchstone”), from Egyptian bḫn (“a hard stone”).

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