"elemental" in the adjective sense
1. elemental
relating to or being an element
"elemental sulphur"
2. elemental
relating to severe atmospheric conditions
"a race against hail or cold rains or some other elemental catastrophe"- J.K.Howard
3. elementary, elemental, primary, basal
of or being the essential or basic part
"an elementary need for love and nurturing"
"a basal reader"
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