elements
Periodic table contents
Elements are the basic parts or components that make up something larger.
Chemical elements are pure substances that cannot be broken down further—hydrogen, oxygen, carbon.
The elements of a skill or subject are its fundamentals: She's learning the elements of music theory.
The elements also refers to weather, especially harsh conditions: exposed to the elements.
To be in your element is to be in circumstances where you thrive.
Soil or electrical grounding
- waterClear essential liquid
- airGaseous envelope surrounding Earth
- fireCombustion with flames
- etherVolatile organic solvent
quintessence · humors · Aristotle · Greek philosophy · natural philosophy · feng shui · wood · metal
Simplest atomic element
- heliumLightest noble gas
- lithiumLightest solid element
- carbonSixth element, atomic symbol C
- nitrogenElement seven, colorless gas
oxygen · neon · sodium · silicon · sulfur · chlorine · iron · copper
Foundational knowledge of something
- essentialsIndispensable items or elements
- principlesFoundational moral beliefs
- foundationsStructural bases below ground
- rudimentsElementary first principles
core · cornerstones · bedrock · underpinnings · axioms · tenets · ABCs · groundwork
Individual elements of whole
- piecesParts of something divided
- constituentsParts of a whole
- ingredientsParts of a mixture
- modulesSelf-contained system components
units · segments · sections · factors · aspects · features · building blocks · subcomponents
Smallest elemental units
- moleculesBonded atomic groups
- compoundsBonded element substances
- isotopesAtomic number twins
- ionsAtoms bearing charge
electrons · protons · neutrons · bonding · reactivity · valence · oxidation · reduction
Violent atmospheric disturbances
- windAir current outdoors
- rainWater dropping from clouds
- snowFrozen crystalline precipitation
- lightningAtmospheric electrical discharge
thunder · sunshine · clouds · fog · frost · hail · sleet · humidity
Complete change of form
- philosopher's stoneLegendary substance enabling transmutation
- elixirMythical healing draught
- quintessencePurest embodiment of something
- hermeticismAirtight, impervious condition
magnum opus · sulfur · mercury · salt · alembic · occult · esoteric · arcane
Distinctive way of expression
- toneQuality of sound
- structureArrangement of interconnected parts
- grammarLanguage's structural rules
- syntaxRules for arranging words
diction · rhetoric · composition · narrative · exposition · characterization · plot · theme
Carbon-hardened iron alloy
- bronzeCopper-tin alloy
- brassCopper-zinc metal mixture
- aluminumElement thirteen
- titaniumElement twenty-two
metallurgy · hardness · ductility · conductivity · tensile strength · casting · forging · alloying
earth
Soil or electrical grounding
ether · quintessence · humors · Aristotle · Greek philosophy · natural philosophy · feng shui · wood · metal · cosmology
hydrogen
Simplest atomic element
nitrogen · oxygen · neon · sodium · silicon · sulfur · chlorine · iron · copper · zinc
basics
Foundational knowledge of something
- essentialsIndispensable items or elements
- principlesFoundational moral beliefs
- foundationsStructural bases below ground
rudiments · core · cornerstones · bedrock · underpinnings · axioms · tenets · ABCs · groundwork · precepts
parts
Individual elements of whole
- piecesParts of something divided
- constituentsParts of a whole
- ingredientsParts of a mixture
modules · units · segments · sections · factors · aspects · features · building blocks · subcomponents · hardware
atoms
Smallest elemental units
ions · electrons · protons · neutrons · bonding · reactivity · valence · oxidation · reduction · synthesis
storms
Violent atmospheric disturbances
lightning · thunder · sunshine · clouds · fog · frost · hail · sleet · humidity · temperature
transmutation
Complete change of form
- philosopher's stoneLegendary substance enabling transmutation
- elixirMythical healing draught
- quintessencePurest embodiment of something
hermeticism · magnum opus · sulfur · mercury · salt · alembic · occult · esoteric · arcane · transformation
style
Distinctive way of expression
syntax · diction · rhetoric · composition · narrative · exposition · characterization · plot · theme · voice
steel
Carbon-hardened iron alloy
titanium · metallurgy · hardness · ductility · conductivity · tensile strength · casting · forging · alloying · composition
- periodic tableperiodic table, hydrogen, helium, carbon, oxygen
- Physical Sciencesphysics, chemistry, astronomy, geology, meteorology
- componentsparts, part, pieces, piece, components
- fundamentalsbasics, fundamentals, essentials, foundation, ABCs
- science classbiology, chemistry, physics, lab, experiment
- foursfour directions, four corners, four suits, four horsemen, four humors
elementswholes
Complete unified amounts
the whole · totalities · entireties · aggregates · composites
elementscompounds
Bonded element substances
mixtures · alloys · composites · amalgams · combinations
- elementary schoolInstitution for young pupils
- in one's elementIdeally suited to surroundings
- chemical elementFundamental pure substance
- element of surpriseAdvantage through unpredictability
- out of one's elementIn uncomfortable, unfamiliar surroundings
- elementary, my dear WatsonCatchphrase claiming simple logic
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