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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.

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No references found			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. The Origin of Species by Darwin, Charles View in context , 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 . Uneasy Money by Wodehouse, Pelham Grenville View in context ) It will be seen therefore that (1) emphatic stress and (2) alliteration are the basal principles of the system. A History of English Literature by Fletcher, Robert Huntington View in context			Baryshevka Baryshnikov, Mikhail Baryshnikov, Vladimir Baryshnikov, Vladimir Arkhipovich Baryshnikova, Ekaterina Baryshnikova, Ekaterina Grigorevna barysphere baryta feldspar baryta water baryte barytes Barytheriidae Barytherioidea barytine barytocalcite barytone barytropic gas barzakh, al- Barzani, Mullah Mustafa Al-Barzani Barzas Barzillai Barzun, Jacques bas-relief Bas-Rhin bas-taille basal basal arkose basal body basal cleavage basal complex basal conglomerate basal coplane basal disc basal ganglia Basal Granule basal groundwater basal lamina Basal Membrane basal metabolic rate Basal Metabolism basal orientation basal plane Basal Plate basal rot basal tunnel basal wall basal water table basal-cell carcinoma basal-cell epithelioma basalia basalis			bas-relief bas-relief Bas-reliefs Bas-reliefs Bas-relieves Bas-relieves Bas-Rhin Bas-Rhin Bas-Rhin Motoculture bas-taille bas-taille Bas-Vannetais Basa Basa Basa Air Base Basa Indonesia Basa Jawa Basa Jawi Basa Malaysia Basa Melayu Basa Sunda BASAC basad basad Basai BASAIC programming language BASAIC programming language BASAIC programming language BASAIC programming language BASAIC programming language basal Basal Abnormality of Uncertain Significance basal acid output basal anaesthesia basal anesthesia basal anesthesia basal anesthesia basal arch basal arch basal arch basal arch basal arch Basal area Basal Area Factor Basal Area Over Bark basal arkose basal body basal body basal body basal body basal body basal body temperature basal body temperature basal body temperature basal body temperature basal body temperature method basal body temperature method basal body temperature method basal body temperature method basal body temperature method of family planning basal body temperature method of family planning

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