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Radical

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noun
(chemistry) two or more atoms bound together as a single unit and forming part of a molecule
Synonyms
group chemical group
noun
an atom or group of atoms with at least one unpaired electron
Synonyms
free radical
Examples
  1. 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
  2. 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
Synonyms
root root word base stem theme
Examples
  1. thematic vowels are part of the stem
adjective
(used of opinions and actions) far beyond the norm
Synonyms
extremist ultra
Examples
  1. extremist political views
  2. radical opinions on education
  3. an ultra conservative
adjective
markedly new or introducing radical change
Synonyms
revolutionary
Examples
  1. a revolutionary discovery
  2. radical political views
adjective
arising from or going to the root or source
Examples
  1. a radical flaw in the plan
adjective
of or relating to or constituting a linguistic root
Examples
  1. a radical verb form
adjective
especially of leaves
Synonyms
basal
Examples
  1. located at the base of a plant or stem
  2. especially arising directly from the root or rootstock or a root-like stem
  3. basal placentation
  4. radical leaves

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