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intrinsic - belonging to a thing by its very nature; "form was treated as something intrinsic, as the very essence of the thing"- John Dewey |
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intrinsical |
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extrinsic not forming an essential part of a thing or arising or originating from the outside; "extrinsic evidence"; "an extrinsic feature of the new building"; "that style is something extrinsic to the subject"; "looking for extrinsic aid"
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essential basic and fundamental; "the essential feature"
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inalienable,
unalienable incapable of being repudiated or transferred to another; "endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights"
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built-in,
constitutional,
inbuilt,
inherent,
integral existing as an essential constituent or characteristic; "the Ptolemaic system with its built-in concept of periodicity"; "a constitutional inability to tell the truth"
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inner,
internal,
intimate inside or closer to the inside of the body; "the inner ear"
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intrinsic - situated within or belonging solely to the organ or body part on which it acts; "intrinsic muscles" |
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internal happening or arising or located within some limits or especially surface; "internal organs"; "internal mechanism of a toy"; "internal party maneuvering"
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anatomy,
general anatomy a detailed analysis; "he studied the anatomy of crimes"
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