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"Essential" Definition

noun

Something fundamental.
Something necessary or indispensable.
Something basic.
Something necessary, indispensable, or unavoidable.

adjective

Basic or indispensable; necessary: essential ingredients. See Synonyms at indispensable.
Biochemistry Being a substance that is required for normal functioning but cannot be synthesized by the body and therefore must be included in the diet: essential amino acids.
Constituting or being part of the essence of something; inherent.
Medicine Of, relating to, or being a dysfunctional condition or a disease whose cause is unknown: essential hypertension.
Of, relating to, or constituting.

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