Definitions
Basic part of something
Word origin
From Middle English element, from Old French element, from Latin elementum (“a first principle, element, rudiment”) (see further etymology there).
Used in a sentence
“Letters are the elements of written language.”
“The simplicity which is so large an element in a noble nature was laughed to scorn.”
“Hydrogen is the first element in the periodic table. It is the simplest possible atom composed of one proton in the nucleus which is orbited by a single electron.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Chemical building block”7 letters
02“Basic part of something”7 letters
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