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quasiessential

quasiessential adjective: almost essential.

Adjective

quasiessential (not comparable)

  1. Almost essential.
    • Silicon is a quasiessential element for most living organisms.

Origin of quasiessential

From quasi- + essential.

Questions about quasiessential

What does quasiessential mean?
Quasiessential means almost essential.
What part of speech is quasiessential?
Quasiessential is an adjective.

Words near quasiessential in the dictionary

  1. quasiequational
  2. quasiequilibrium
  3. quasiequivalence
  4. quasiequivalences
  5. quasiequivalent
  6. quasiessential
  7. quasiexperimental
  8. quasifederal
  9. quasiferromagnet
  10. quasiferromagnets
  11. quasifeudal

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