elemental
Of, relating to, or being an element (as opposed to a compound).
Other meanings
Basic, fundamental or elementary.
Of, or relating to a force of nature, especially to severe atmospheric conditions.
Related words
- bielemental
- bioelemental
- dielemental
- elementalism
- elementality
- elementalize
- elementally
- monoelemental
- multielemental
- nonelemental
- trielemental
- unelemental
Word history
From Medieval Latin "elementālis".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “elemental” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.