basal.
basalt
Meaning & usage
basalt
Where this word comes from
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”).
basal, base, bottom, minimum
basal (any basal structure or part)
Where this word comes from
From Dutch basaal, from English basal.
dropsy, edema
Where this word comes from
From Malay basal (“dropsy”), from Arabic بَصَل (baṣal, “onion, bulb”).
basal, basic
basal (associated with the base of an organism or structure)
basal (of a minimal level that is necessary for maintaining the health or life of an organism)
Where this word comes from
From Dutch basaal, from English basal.
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