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Basic Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Basic? [n] (usually plural) a necessary commodity for which demand is constant [n] a popular programming language that is relatively easy to learn (Beginner's All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code); no longer in general use [adj] (chemistry) of or denoting or of the nature of or containing a base [adj] of primary importance; "basic truths" [adj] serving as a base or starting point; "a basic course in Russian"; "basic training for raw recruits"; "a set of basic tools"; "an introductory art course" [adj] pertaining to or constituting a base or basis; "a basic fact"; "the basic ingredients"; "basic changes in public opinion occur because of changes in priorities" [adj] reduced to the simplest and most significant form possible without loss of generality; "a basic story line"; "a canonical syllable pattern" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Basic: alkalic \| alkaline \| basal \| base \| canonic \| canonical \| elementary \| essential \| first \| fundamental \| grassroots \| introductory \| primary \| radical \| root \| rudimentary \| standard \| staple \| underlying Related Terms \| Find terms related to Basic: ab ovo \| aboriginal \| acid \| alkali \| austere \| bare \| basal \| basilar \| bedrock \| biochemical \| bottom \| capital \| central \| chaste \| chemical \| chemicobiological \| chemicoengineering \| chemicomineralogical \| chemicophysical \| chemurgic \| chief \| constituent \| constitutive \| copolymeric \| copolymerous \| crucial \| dimeric \| dimerous \| electrochemical \| element \| elemental \| elementary \| embryonic \| essential \| focal \| foundational \| fundamental \| generative \| genetic \| germinal \| gut \| heteromerous \| homely \| homespun \| homogeneous \| in embryo \| in ovo \| indispensable \| indivisible \| irreducible \| isomerous \| key \| life-and-death \| life-or-death \| macrochemical \| main \| material \| mere \| metameric \| monolithic \| monomerous \| nonacid \| of a piece \| of the essence \| of vital importance \| original \| part and parcel \| photochemical \| physicochemical \| phytochemical \| plain \| polymeric \| pregnant \| primal \| primary \| prime \| primeval \| primitive \| primordial \| principal \| pristine \| protogenic \| pure \| pure and simple \| radical \| radiochemical \| root \| rudiment \| rudimentary \| seminal \| severe \| simon-pure \| simple \| single \| spare \| stark \| substantial \| substantive \| thermochemical \| unadorned \| uncluttered \| underlying \| undifferenced \| undifferentiated \| uniform \| vital See Also \| commodity \| goods \| programing language \| programming language \| trade goods Basic In Webster's Dictionary \Ba"sic\, a. 1. (Chem.) (a) Relating to a base; performing the office of a base in a salt. (b) 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. (c) Apparently alkaline, as certain normal salts which exhibit alkaline reactions with test paper. 2. (Min.) Said of crystalline rocks which contain a relatively low percentage of silica, as basalt. {Basic salt} (Chem.), a salt formed from a base or hydroxide by the partial replacement of its hydrogen by a negative or acid element or radical.

Basic Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Basic?

[n] (usually plural) a necessary commodity for which demand is constant
[n] a popular programming language that is relatively easy to learn (Beginner's All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code); no longer in general use
[adj] (chemistry) of or denoting or of the nature of or containing a base
[adj] of primary importance; "basic truths"
[adj] serving as a base or starting point; "a basic course in Russian"; "basic training for raw recruits"; "a set of basic tools"; "an introductory art course"
[adj] pertaining to or constituting a base or basis; "a basic fact"; "the basic ingredients"; "basic changes in public opinion occur because of changes in priorities"
[adj] reduced to the simplest and most significant form possible without loss of generality; "a basic story line"; "a canonical syllable pattern"

Basic In Webster's Dictionary

\Ba"sic\, a.
1. (Chem.)
   (a) Relating to a base; performing the office of a base in
       a salt.
   (b) 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.
   (c) Apparently alkaline, as certain normal salts which
       exhibit alkaline reactions with test paper.

2. (Min.) Said of crystalline rocks which contain a
   relatively low percentage of silica, as basalt.

{Basic salt} (Chem.), a salt formed from a base or hydroxide
   by the partial replacement of its hydrogen by a negative
   or acid element or radical.

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