elemental
el·e·men·tal / ˌeləˈmentl/ • adj. 1. primary or basic: elemental features from which all other structures are compounded. ∎ concerned with chemical elements or other basic components: elemental analysis. ∎ consisting of a single chemical element.2. related to or embodying the powers of nature: a thunderstorm is the inevitable outcome of battling elemental forces. ∎ fig. (of a human emotion or action) having the primitive and inescapable character of a force of nature: the urge for revenge was too elemental to be ignored.
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• symb. the chemical element lutetium. , Lu • symb. the chemical element lutetium. • symb. the chemical element strontium. , Sr • symb. the chemical element strontium.
sr • abbr. steradian(s).
sr Maths., symbol for steradian Essential Element , essential element Any of a number of elements required by living organisms to ensure normal growth, development, and maintenance. Apart from the elem… Cs (element) , caesium-137 (seez-iŭm) n. an artificial radioactive isotope of the metallic element caesium, used rarely in radiotherapy. Symbol: 137Cs. See also tel… Element , element (el-i-mĕnt) n. a substance, such as carbon, nitrogen, or oxygen, that cannot be decomposed into simpler substances. All the atoms of an eleme… Trace Elements , Trace elements, also sometimes called microminerals, are chemicals that are required by organisms in very small quantities for proper physiological a…
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