elemental


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
elemental /ˌɛlɪˈmɛnt(ə)l/
adjective
  • 1 fundamental.
  • 2 concerned with chemical elements.

    ■ denoting uncombined chemical elements: elemental sulphur.

  • 3 related to or embodying the powers of nature.
  • 4 (of emotion) basic and primitive.
noun a supernatural entity or force thought to be physically manifested by occult means.
– derivatives
elementalism noun.
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