Basal

What do we mean by basal?

Of, relating to, located at, or forming a base. adjective

Located at or near the base of a plant stem, or at the base of any other plant part. adjective

Of primary importance; basic. adjective

In a typical solitary coral, as Caryophyllia, that part of the skeleton which is between the zoöid and the surface of attachment.

Same as genital plate (which see, under genital). noun

Of or pertaining to the base; constituting the base; fundamental.

Pertaining to the base of a part or organ. On or near the base: as, a basal mark.

Nearest the base: as, the basal joint, or the four basal joints of an insect's antenna.

In ichthyology, of or pertaining to the basalia. See basale.

In the wings of Diptera, one of the elongate cells near the base of the wing between the second and fifth or second and sixth longitudinal veins; they are numbered, the first being the one nearest the costal margin.

One of the basal joints of the branches of a crinoid, bearing the radials. noun

In ichthyology, the basisphenoid. noun

Relating to, or forming, the base. adjective

See under Cleavage. adjective

A plane parallel to the lateral or horizontal axis. adjective

Relating to, or forming, the base, or point of origin. adjective

In a phylogenetic tree, being a group, or member of a group, which diverged earlier. adjective

Any basal structure or part noun

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 adjective

Base, bottom, minimum

Any basal structure or part

The act of dangling one's testicles within close quarters of another peer's face while they sleep. It is important for the individual to not wake the victim. (Also known as part of the inferior cerebral cortex, just superior to the diencephalon, in the dull biological world.) Urban Dictionary

Related to a relaxed state of being, characterized by a contented feeling and generally happy demeanor Urban Dictionary

Scientific definition: A resting metabolic state poop early in the morning after a minimum of 12 hours of fasting. Layman definition: The poop you take immediately after getting out of bed. Urban Dictionary

A "basal book" is one that is absolutely crucial to a particular academic discipline or profession, a book that everyone who knows anything knows about. It is a book (or perhaps an article) that forms the basis for understanding a certain topic or joining a certain conversation. It is often the sort of book that everyone wants to have read but no one wants to read. It is always the sort of book or article that cannot be digested properly by reading it all the way through just once, but must be studied and digested (analytical reading helps with this). Urban Dictionary

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Words that are spelled similarly to basal:
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Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word basal:
cauline, ganglia, forebrain, rosette, tarsal, lamina, striatum, apical, cladogram, clade, distally, costal, fascia, thalamus, suffused, dorsum, medial, blotch, theropod, columella, suffusion, carcinoma, forewing, cerebellum, fuscous, inflorescence, distal, toothed, lobed, oblique, blackish, outwardly, phylogenetic, triassic, phylogeny, taxon, indistinct, insulin, metabolic, transverse, stigmata, patch, elongate, whitish, tinged, obliquely, cilia, lobes, costa, paler, taxa, pale, nuclei, fold, underside, cortex, cretaceous, yellowish, dorsal, bending, stem, scales, edged, apex, veins, neurons, dinosaur, ventral, erect, leaves, margin, reddish, jurassic, posterior, spots, darker, lobe, lineage, nucleus, stems, flowering, vein, abdomen, anal, hairy, margins, streak, dinosaurs, anterior, genera, borne, triangular, irregular, hairs, lip, grey, cerebral, dots, transcription, segments.

Words that rhyme with basal:
haysel, eysell, nascal, kasal, chase hill, che sul, dbase ill, diabase sill, grace hill, mais il.

Adjectives that are often used to describe basal:
medial, lateral, posterior, cholinergic, perfect, anterior, more, large, low, small, normal, most, lower, high, second, higher, elevated, narrow, broad, single, distinct, short, mean, right, median, superior, accessory, above, apical, dorsal, dark, bilateral, thick, upper, multiple, average, aperture, cutaneous, thin, nucleus, rounded, ovule, discrete, left, typical, rat, inhibited, cleavage, numerous, extensive, fetal, cortical, imperfect, outer, cultured, enhanced, usual, anteromedial, embryonic, adjacent, reduced, epidermal, shaped, slight, decreased, prominent, dense, conspicuous, solitary, advanced, yellow, superficial.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective basal:
ganglia, lamina, layer, part, carcinoma, metabolism, portion, rate, medium, cells, forebrain, diet, membrane, area, levels, body, surface, carcinomas, temperature, cell, end, readers, conglomerate, joint, segment, state, margin, half, secretion, activity, bodies, nucleus, laminae, vein, nuclei, view, lobe, plate, plane, epithelioma, bone, rates, tone, third, fracture, angle, member, production, region, output, reader, pressure, pinacoid, series, release, lesions, rosette, diameter, leaves, ice, length, segments, sandstone, contact, syndrome, hyperplasia, edge, disorders, insulin, thirds, concentrations, article, formation, cavity, cytoplasm, fractures, sections, slip, wall, calcification, epitheliomas, piece, expenditure, ganglion, circuits, consumption, cleavage, lamella, width, degeneration, hypothalamus.

Consonant match to basal:
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Words that sound like basal:
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