primordial
adjective
- first in time; existing at or from the beginning; primitive; primeval
- not derivative; fundamental; original
- Biol. earliest formed in the development of an organism, organ, structure, etc.; primitive
See primordial in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(prī-môrˈdē-əl)
adjective- Being or happening first in sequence of time; original.
- Primary or fundamental: play a primordial role.
- Biology Belonging to or characteristic of the earliest stage of development of an organism or a part: primordial cells.
noun A basic principle.
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