Basic substance Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Basic substance (8) . We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 8 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is CHEMICAL.

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Crossword Answer For Basic substance (8):

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4 Potential Answers:

AnswerLengthSourceDate
CHEMICAL Basic substance (8) (8)
ALKALI Basic substance (6) LA Times Daily Jul 20, 2023
LYE Basic substance (3) LA Times Daily Apr 13, 2018
ELEMENT Basic substance. (7)

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