Elemental
Pronunciation : El`e*men"tal
Part of Speech : a.
Definition : 1. Pertaining to the elements, first principles, and primary ingredients, or to the four supposed elements of the material world; as, elemental air. "Elemental strife." Pope.
2. Pertaining to rudiments or first principles; rudimentary; elementary. "The elemental rules of erudition." Cawthorn.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913