radical | English to English Dictionary

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radical

('r/&/d/I/k/@/l )

of or relating to or constituting a linguistic root(adj.pert)

Example:
A radical verb form.

source: wordnet30
especially of leaves; located at the base of a plant or stem; especially arising directly from the root or rootstock or a root-like stem(adj.all)

Example:
Radical leaves.

Synonym:
basal
Antonym:
cauline

source: wordnet30
Of or pertaining to the root; proceeding directly from the root.(adjective)

source: webster1913

(chemistry) two or more atoms bound together as a single unit and forming part of a molecule(noun.substance)

Synonym:
chemical group, group

source: wordnet30
an atom or group of atoms with at least one unpaired electron; in the body it is usually an oxygen molecule that has lost an electron and will stabilize itself by stealing an electron from a nearby molecule(noun.substance)

Example:
In the body free radicals are high-energy particles that ricochet wildly and damage cells.

Synonym:
free radical

source: wordnet30
a person who has radical ideas or opinions(noun.person)

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(mathematics) a quantity expressed as the root of another quantity(noun.quantity)

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a character conveying the lexical meaning of a logogram(noun.communication)

source: wordnet30
(linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed(noun.communication)

Synonym:
base, root, root word, stem, theme

source: wordnet30
A primitive word; a radix, root, or simple, underived, uncompounded word; an etymon.(noun)

source: webster1913