essential

  • 21Essential — Series of Awesome features created by NLCF.Essential or essentials can refer to:*An essential property, which defines an entity as being a particular type of entity. See also essentialism, the philosophical view that an entity must have certain… …

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  • 22essential — I. adjective Date: 14th century 1. of, relating to, or constituting essence ; inherent 2. a. of the utmost importance ; basic, indispensable, necessary < an essential requirement for admission to college > b. being a substance that is …

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  • 23essential — [[t]ɪse̱nʃ(ə)l[/t]] ♦♦ essentials 1) ADJ GRADED: oft it v link ADJ to inf Something that is essential is extremely important or absolutely necessary to a particular subject, situation, or activity. It was absolutely essential to separate crops&#8230; …

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  • 24Essential — As in essential hypertension. A hallowed term meaning &quot;We don t know the cause.&quot; Synonymous with idiopathic. * * * 1. Necessary, indispensable, ( e.g., e. amino acid s, e. fatty acid s). 2. Characteristic of. 3. Determining. 4. Of&#8230; …

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  • 25essential — essentially, adv. essentialness, n. /euh sen sheuhl/, adj. 1. absolutely necessary; indispensable: Discipline is essential in an army. 2. pertaining to or constituting the essence of a thing. 3. noting or containing an essence of a plant, drug,&#8230; …

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  • 26essential — es•sen•tial [[t]əˈsɛn ʃəl[/t]] adj. 1) absolutely necessary; indispensable 2) pertaining to or constituting the essence of a thing 3) noting or containing an essence of a plant, drug, etc 4) being such by its very nature or in the highest sense;&#8230; …

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  • 27essential*/*/*/ — [ɪˈsenʃ(ə)l] adj 1) completely necessary It is absolutely essential that all these issues are discussed.[/ex] A good dictionary is essential for learning English.[/ex] It is essential to involve your staff in the decision.[/ex] 2) basic and&#8230; …

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  • 28essential — /əˈsɛnʃəl / (say uh senshuhl) adjective 1. absolutely necessary; indispensable: discipline is essential in an army. 2. relating to or constituting the essence of a thing. 3. having the nature of an essence of a plant, etc. 4. being such by its&#8230; …

  • 29essential — 1. adjective 1) it is essential to remove the paint Syn: crucial, necessary, key, vital, indispensable, important, all important, of the essence, critical, imperative, mandatory, compulsory, obligatory; urgent, pressing, paramount …

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  • 30essential — 1. adjective 1) it is essential to remove the paint Syn: crucial, key, vital, indispensable, all important, critical, imperative 2) the essential simplicity of his style Syn: basic, inherent, fundamental …

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