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s | basal |

As a letter s

is the letter s with a.

As an adjective basal is

relating to, or forming, the base, or point of origin.

As a noun basal is

(anatomy) any basal structure or part.

s

Translingual

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Letter

  • The nineteenth letter of the .

    • Symbol

    (wikipedia) (mul-symbol)
  • voiceless alveolar fricative
  • Symbol for second , an SI unit of measurement of time.

    • See also

    (Latn-script) * * (esh) * (dze) * {{Letter , page=S , NATO=Sierra , Morse=ยทยทยท , Character=S , Braille=? }} Image:Latin S.png, Capital and lowercase versions of S , in normal and italic type Image:Fraktur letter S.png, Uppercase and lowercase S in Fraktur Symbols for SI units ----

    basal

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Relating to, or forming, the base, or point of origin.
  • (chiefly, systematics) In a phylogenetic tree, being a group, or member of a group, which diverged earlier.
    • Hittite is a basal Indo-European language.
    A magnolia is a basal angiosperm.

    Derived terms

    * basal metabolism * basal reader

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (anatomy) Any basal structure or part

    • See also

    * basilar * ("basal" on Wikipedia)

    Anagrams

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