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basal [′bā·səl] (biology) Of, pertaining to, or located at the base. (physiology) Being the minimal level for, or essential for maintenance of, vital activities of an organism, such as basal metabolism. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| At the other end of the series we have the cells of the hive-bee, placed in a double layer: each cell, as is well known, is an hexagonal prism, with the basal edges of its six sides bevelled so as to join on to a pyramid, formed of three rhombs. , Volume III, AUS to BIS, you will find that bees are a 'large and natural family of the zoological order Hymenoptera, characterized by the plumose form of many of their hairs, by the large size of the basal segment of the foot . ) It will be seen therefore that (1) emphatic stress and (2) alliteration are the basal principles of the system. |
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