PRIMARY

adj. Prim'ar-i3. Lat., primarius (from primus, first). Fr., primaire. Ger., primdre, erste, hauptsachliche. 1. Original; first in order of time, development, interdependence, importance, etc.; central or median. See P. AMPUTATION, P. ANESTHESIA, P. COLOR, P. DISEASE, P. AXIS, P. CORTEX, P. NERVE, etc. [o, 35; o, 48.] 2. Of organic compounds in chemistry, having a too; U3, blue; U3 lull; U4, full; TJ8, urn; TJ, like a (German). [s. 331]