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Defenition of the word radical

    • Defenition of the word radical

      • Going completely and thoroughly to the root or source.
      • (used of opinions and actions) far beyond the norm; "extremist political views"; "radical opinions on education"; "an ultra conservative"
      • an atom or group of atoms with at least one unpaired electron; "in the body free radicals are high-energy particles that ricochet wildly and damage cells"
      • two or more atoms bound together as a single unit and forming part of a molecule
      • (linguistics) of or relating to or constituting a linguistic root; "a radical verb form"
      • a character conveying the lexical meaning of a logogram
      • a person who has radical ideas or opinions
      • (botany) 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; "basal placentation"; "radical leaves"
      • a sign placed in front of an expression to denote that a root is to be extracted
      • arising from or going to the root; "a radical flaw in the plan"
      • markedly new or introducing radical change; "a revolutionary discovery"; "radical political views"
      • (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed; "thematic vowels are part of the stem"
      • (chemistry) two or more atoms bound together as a single unit and forming part of a molecule
      • an atom or group of atoms with at least one unpaired electron; in the body it is usually an oxygen molecule than has lost an electron and will stabilize itself by stealing an electron from a nearby molecule; "in the body free radicals are high-energy part
      • 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; "basal placentation"; "radical leaves"
      • of or relating to or constituting a linguistic root; "a radical verb form"
      • (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed
      • (mathematics) a quantity expressed as the root of another quantity
      • 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
      • 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
      • (used of opinions and actions) far beyond the norm
      • markedly new or introducing radical change
      • arising from or going to the root or source
      • of or relating to or constituting a linguistic root

    Synonyms for the word radical

      • basal
      • base
      • extremist
      • free radical
      • group
      • radical sign
      • revolutionary
      • root
      • root word
      • stem
      • theme
      • ultra

    Similar words in the radical

      • basic
      • immoderate
      • new

    Meronymys for the word radical

      • ideogram
      • ideograph
      • molecule

    Hyponyms for the word radical

      • acyl
      • acyl group
      • alcohol group
      • alcohol radical
      • aldehyde group
      • aldehyde radical
      • alkyl
      • alkyl group
      • alkyl radical
      • allyl
      • allyl group
      • allyl radical
      • amino
      • amino group
      • amyl
      • anarchist
      • arsenic group
      • azido group
      • azido radical
      • azo group
      • azo radical
      • benzoyl group
      • benzoyl radical
      • benzyl
      • benzyl group
      • benzyl radical
      • Bolshevik
      • bolshie
      • bolshy
      • butyl
      • cacodyl
      • cacodyl group
      • cacodyl radical
      • carbonyl group
      • carboxyl
      • carboxyl group
      • chromophore
      • cyanide group
      • cyanide radical
      • cyano group
      • cyano radical
      • extremist
      • glyceryl
      • hydrazo group
      • hydrazo radical
      • hydroxyl
      • hydroxyl group
      • hydroxyl radical
      • ketone group
      • leveler
      • leveller
      • Marxist
      • methylene
      • methylene group
      • methylene radical
      • nihilist
      • nitrite
      • nitro group
      • pinko
      • propyl
      • propyl group
      • propyl radical
      • red
      • revolutionary
      • revolutionist
      • subversive
      • subverter
      • syndicalist
      • terrorist
      • Trot
      • Trotskyist
      • Trotskyite
      • uranyl
      • uranyl group
      • uranyl radical
      • vinyl
      • vinyl group
      • vinyl radical
      • Wobbly
      • Young Turk

    Hypernyms for the word radical

      • amount
      • atom
      • building block
      • character
      • controversialist
      • descriptor
      • disputant
      • form
      • grapheme
      • graphic symbol
      • human
      • individual
      • mathematical notation
      • matter
      • measure
      • mortal
      • person
      • quantity
      • signifier
      • somebody
      • someone
      • soul
      • substance
      • unit
      • word form

    Antonyms for the word radical

      • cauline

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