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elemental

[el-uh-men-tl] / ˌɛl əˈmɛn tl /


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Back in Cirencester, Dr David O'Connor showed me a new kind of "elemental microscope" that can be used to identify traces of dangerous elements in soil.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

Earlier studies on Rapa Nui relied on indicators such as pollen, plant remains, elemental chemistry, and how quickly sediments built up to infer past environmental changes.

From Science Daily • Feb. 10, 2026

While apart, their working lives — his at sea, hers on land — speak to a confluence of the elemental and the man-made.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 6, 2026

No, it was something a little more elemental.

From Salon • Jan. 1, 2026

Once he got to Chicago, he grasped another elemental lesson: All geek jobs aren’t alike.

From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz