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KEYSTONE |
Essential principle |
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PRINCIPAL |
A principal or essential point or rule; a principle. |
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CACAINE |
The essential principle of cacao; -- now called
theobromine. |
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RADICALITY |
Radicalness; relation to a root in essential nature or
principle. |
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ESENTIAL |
That which is essential; first or constituent principle;
as, the essentials or religion. |
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NATALOIN |
A bitter crystalline substance constituting the essential
principle of Natal aloes. Cf. Aloon. |
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BASE |
Fig.: The fundamental or essential part of a thing; the
essential principle; a groundwork. |
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IDEA |
A belief, option, or doctrine; a characteristic or
controlling principle; as, an essential idea; the idea of development. |
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GROUNDWORK |
That which forms the foundation or support of anything;
the basis; the essential or fundamental part; first principle. |
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DAPHNIN |
A dark green bitter resin extracted from the mezereon
(Daphne mezereum) and regarded as the essential principle of the plant. |
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FISETIN |
A yellow crystalline substance extracted from fustet, and
regarded as its essential coloring principle; -- called also fisetic
acid. |
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DIGITAIN |
A supposedly distinct vegetable principle as the
essential ingredient of the extracts. It is a white, crystalline
substance, and is regarded as a glucoside. |
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CARMINE |
The essential coloring principle of cochineal, extracted
as a purple-red amorphous mass. It is a glucoside and possesses acid
properties; -- hence called also carminic acid. |
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FUNDAMENTAL |
A leading or primary principle, rule, law, or article,
which serves as the groundwork of a system; essential part, as, the
fundamentals of the Christian faith. |
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SYSTEM |
...w, principle, or
end; a complete exhibition of essential principles or facts, arranged
in a rational dependence or connection; a regular union o... |