English

Adjective

basal ‎(comparative more basal, superlative most basal)

1. basic, elementary; relating to, or forming, the base, or point of origin

   This is the basal idea.

   The organism needs more energy on basal maintenance.

   A basal reader is a kind of book that is used to teach reading.

2. (anatomy) associated with the base of an organism or structure

   In the spring, basal leaves emerge from a stout taproot.

3. (medicine) a minimal level that is necessary, such as a minimum dose of a drug
4. (chiefly systematics) In a phylogenetic tree, being a group, or member of a group, which diverged earlier. The earliest clade to branch in a larger clade.

   Hittite is a basal Indo-European language.

   A magnolia is a basal angiosperm.

Translations

Derived terms

• basal medium
• basal metabolism
• basal reader

Noun

basal ‎(plural basals)

1. base, bottom, minimum
2. (anatomy) Any basal structure or part

See also

• basilar
• basal on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• albas, baals, balas, balsa, sabal

French

Adjective

basal m ‎(feminine singular basale, masculine plural basaux, feminine plural basales)

1. basal

Spanish

Adjective

basal m, f ‎(plural basales)

1. basal