The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word ELEMENT , but the solution may also be LYE which is one of the most recent solution (2018 in LA Times).
Basic substance crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
---|---|---|
ELEMENT | 50 % | 7 |
LYE | 25 % | 3 |
ALKALI | 25 % | 6 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Basic substance
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- alkali
- element
- mole
- monism
- basicity
- mol
- melamine
- rna
- substantial
- choline
- gram molecule
- bitter
Crossword Answer definitions
ELEMENT noun- One of the simplest or essential parts or principles of which anything consists, or upon which the constitution or fundamental powers of anything are based.
- A small part of the whole.
- The sky.
- (with "the") Atmospheric forces such as strong winds and rains.
- A place or state of being that an individual or object is best suited to.
- (usually in the plural) The bread and wine taken at Holy Communion.
- A group of people within a larger group having a particular common characteristic.
- A component in electrical equipment, often in the form of a coil, having a high resistance, thereby generating heat when a current is passed through it.
- One of the conceptual objects in a markup language, usually represented in text by tags.
- To compound of elements.
- To constitute and be the elements of.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result ELEMENT
- Fundamental constituent of a whole
- Natural habitat
- Essential feature
- Natural setting
- Trace ___
- Periodic table entry
- Component
- Nickel or neon
- Home environment
- Milieu
More clues leading to the result LYE
- Bite
- Caustic cleaner
- Caustic substance
- Potent unclogger
- Soapmaker's solution
- Sodium hydroxide
- Strong alkali
- Caustic soda
- Drano, essentially
- Potassium hydroxide