Component and Essential

Component

Component noun - One of the parts that make up a whole.

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Essential and component are semantically related. in basic topic. In some cases you can use "Essential" instead the word "Component" as an adjective or a noun.

Nearby Word: componentry

Essential

Essential noun - Something necessary, indispensable, or unavoidable.

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Component and essential are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Component" instead the word "Essential" as an adjective or a noun.

Nearby Words: essence, essentially, essentiality

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physical	physical component	physical essential
main	main component	main essential
secret	secret component	secret essential
isn't	isn't component	isn't essential

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The Power of Blood: It turns out that Celestia's blood was a key component in perfecting the ponification serum, while Discord's was essential in creating the cure.

Source: Fanfic / The Negotiations-verse
Forum moderators agree that these things are an essential, new-age component of the english language and should be encouraged in order to further progress world culture.

Source: Website / Pointless Waste Of Time
Of course, the essential component of a Batman Gambit is Bastard Humans acting like Bastards = people who don't act like Bastards trigger positive Daemon events instead of negative ones.

Source: Literature / Daemon

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