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Essential Definition

noun

Something fundamental.
from The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
Something necessary or indispensable.
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Something basic.
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Something necessary, indispensable, or unavoidable.
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adjective

Basic or indispensable; necessary: essential ingredients. See Synonyms at indispensable.
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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.
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Constituting or being part of the essence of something; inherent.
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Medicine Of, relating to, or being a dysfunctional condition or a disease whose cause is unknown: essential hypertension.
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Of, relating to, or constituting.
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