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    [Adjective]  | "bas*al" | \ ˈbā-səl \


    1: relating to, situated at, or forming the base

    2: arising from the base of a stem

    3: of or relating to the foundation, base, or essence : fundamental

    Origin: circa 1645 ;

     {see: |base:1|base:1} + {see: |-al:1|-al:1};

    [Noun]  | "basal body" 


    1: a minute distinctively staining cell organelle found at the base of a flagellum or cilium and identical to a centriole in structure —called also basal granule, kinetosome

    Origin: 1888 ;

    [Noun]  | "basal cell" 


    1: one of the innermost cells of the deeper epidermis of the skin

    Origin: 1889 ;

    [Noun]  | "basal ganglion" 


    1: any of four deeply placed masses of gray matter (such as the amygdala) in each cerebral hemisphere —called also basal nucleus

    Origin: 1846 ;

    [Noun]  | "basal metabolic rate" 


    1: the rate at which heat is given off by an organism at complete rest

    Origin: 1917 ;

    [Noun]  | "basal metabolism" 


    1: the turnover of energy in a fasting and resting organism using energy solely to maintain vital cellular activity, respiration, and circulation as measured by the basal metabolic rate

    Origin: 1912 ;

    [Adjective]  | "basal" 


    1: of or relating to the simplest facts or theories of a subject;


      * e.g., " ... many students lacked even a basal familiarity with the topic "




     [ "basal ganglia" ]

    1: The act of dangling one's testicles within close quarters of another peer's face while they sleep. It is important for the individual to not wake the victim.

      * e.g.,  ... That fucker Brandon fell asleep with his shoes on last night, so I basal ganglianed that nigga. 

     [ "basal ganglia" ]

    2: (Also known as part of the inferior cerebral cortex, just superior to the diencephalon, in the dull biological world.)

     [ "chillin on the basal plane" ]

    1: related to a relaxed state of being, characterized by a contented feeling and generally happy demeanor

      * e.g.,  ... Pretty good, man, I'm straight chillin on the basal plane. 

     [ "basal state poop" ]

    1: Scientific definition: A resting metabolic state poop early in the morning after a minimum of 12 hours of fasting. Layman definition: The poop you take immediately after getting out of bed.

      * e.g.,  ... Taking a basal state poop is part of my daily routine. 

     [ "basal book" ]

    1: A "basal book" is one that is absolutely crucial to a particular academic discipline or profession, a book that everyone who knows anything knows about. It is a book (or perhaps an article) that forms the basis for understanding a certain topic or joining a certain conversation. It is often the sort of book that everyone wants to have read but no one wants to read. It is always the sort of book or article that cannot be digested properly by reading it all the way through just once, but must be studied and digested (analytical reading helps with this).

      * e.g.,  ... Greg Glassman's article "What is Fitness?" is a basal article for the Crossfit movement. Rachel Carson's "Silent Spring" is a basal book for the environmentalist movement. "Mein Kampf" is a basal book for the Nazi movement. 

     [ "Basal" ]

    1: Used as a replacement word when sweating

      * e.g.,  ... Oh basal 

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