| English | German |
| basic fabric | Grundgefüge |
| basic long-term research | langfristige Grundlagenforschung |
| basic metabolism | Grundstoffwechsel (turnover) |
| basic metabolism | Erhaltungsumsatz (turnover) |
| basic metabolism | Ruheumsatz (turnover) |
| basic metabolism | Grundumsatz (turnover) |