Definition of radical - Rhyme Finder

Definitions

Adjective

of or relating to or constituting a linguistic root; "a radical verb form"

Adjective

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"

Adjective Satellite

(used of opinions and actions) far beyond the norm; "extremist political views"; "radical opinions on education"; "an ultra conservative"

Adjective Satellite

markedly new or introducing radical change; "a revolutionary discovery"; "radical political views"

Adjective Satellite

arising from or going to the root or source; "a radical flaw in the plan"

Noun

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

Noun

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; "in the body free radicals are high-energy particles that ricochet wildly and damage cells"

Noun

a person who has radical ideas or opinions

Noun

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

Noun

a character conveying the lexical meaning of a logogram

Noun

(linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed; "thematic vowels are part of the stem"

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Synonyms

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

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Antonyms

cauline

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More General Terms

amount atom building block character descriptor form grapheme graphic symbol individual measure mortal person quantity signifier somebody someone soul unit word form

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More Specific Terms

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 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

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