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el·e·ment
 element
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a part of any whole.
Fresh garlic is a key element of this dish.The first element of her speech concerned the need for reforms.Selfishness is an element of human nature.
- synonyms:
- component, constituent, ingredient
- antonyms:
- composite, compound
- similar words:
- aspect, extract, feature, member, part, particular, piece, portion, section
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| definition 2: |
a compatible environment.
When he paints, he is in his element.- synonyms:
- domain, medium
- similar words:
- environment, habitat, milieu, realm, sphere
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| definition 3: |
a natural environment.
Water is the element of fish.- synonyms:
- habitat, medium
- similar words:
- domain, environment
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| definition 4: |
(pl.) the atmospheric conditions that constitute the weather.
You'll have to brave the elements if you go out today.Some of these Arctic explorers became victims of the elements.- similar words:
- climate, weather
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| definition 5: |
any of the substances, now numbering 107, that cannot be chemically separated into simpler substances.
the elements lead, zinc, hydrogen, and gold |
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a fundamental principle of something.
the elements of algebra- synonyms:
- basic, fundamental, principle
- similar words:
- ABC's, alphabet, basis, essence, foundation, rudiment
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angle, article, basic, characteristic, consideration, essential, facet, factor, hand, home, niche, number, primary, property |
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conventional associated with elements |
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fission, fusion |
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similar to an element |
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ion |
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some activities associated with elements |
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analyze, combine, conduct, oxidize |
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some examples of elements |
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aluminum, arsenic, barium, beryllium, bromine, calcium, carbon, chlorine, cobalt, copper, fluorine, gold, helium, hydrogen, iodine, iron, krypton, lead, magnesium, manganese, mercury, neon, nickel, nitrogen, oxygen, phosphorus, platinum, plutonium, potassium, radium, radon, silicon, silver, sodium, sulfur, tin, uranium, zinc |
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some parts of elements |
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electron, neutron, proton |
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some people who study elements |
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chemist, physicist |
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some qualities of elements |
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dense, inert, liquid, metallic, radioactive, stable, unstable |
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some representations of elements |
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formula, symbol |
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some things composed of elements |
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alloy, compound, mineral, oxide |
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