Definitions of elemental
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of or being the essential or basic partsynonyms: elementary, primarybasicpertaining to or constituting a base or basis
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relating to severe atmospheric conditions“"a race against hail or cold rains or some other elemental catastrophe"- J.K.Howard”
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relating to or being an element“elemental sulphur”
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