OXFORD 9000
📚 adj • entry_id 14181

dominant

/ˈdɒmɪnənt/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
dominante • imperante
Predominant, common, prevalent, of greatest importance.
All other elements are mere "impurities" when their abundances are compared with those of these two dominant elements.
The dominant plants of the Carboniferous were lycopods and early conifers.