English

Detailed Synonyms for radical in English

radical:

radical adj

  1. radical
  2. radical
  3. radical
  4. radical
  5. radical
    – 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 1
    radical; basal
    – 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 1
  6. radical
    – (used of opinions and actions) far beyond the norm 1
    radical; ultra; extremist
    – (used of opinions and actions) far beyond the norm 1
    • radical adj
      • radical opinions on education1
    • ultra adj
      • an ultra conservative1
    • extremist adj
      • extremist political views1
  7. radical
    – markedly new or introducing radical change 1
    radical; revolutionary
    – markedly new or introducing radical change 1
  8. radical
    – arising from or going to the root or source 1
    radical
    – arising from or going to the root or source 1
    • radical adj
      • a radical flaw in the plan1
  9. radical
    – of or relating to or constituting a linguistic root 1
    radical
    – of or relating to or constituting a linguistic root 1

radical [the ~] noun

  1. the radical
    the radical
  2. the radical
    the stem; the radical
  3. the radical
    – (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed 1
    the base; the stem; the root; the theme; the radical; the root word
    – (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed 1
  4. the radical
    – a character conveying the lexical meaning of a logogram 1
    the radical
    – a character conveying the lexical meaning of a logogram 1
  5. the radical
    – a person who has radical ideas or opinions 1
    the radical
    – a person who has radical ideas or opinions 1
  6. the radical
    – (mathematics) a quantity expressed as the root of another quantity 1
    the radical
    – (mathematics) a quantity expressed as the root of another quantity 1
  7. the radical
    – (chemistry) two or more atoms bound together as a single unit and forming part of a molecule 1
    the group; the radical; the chemical group
    – (chemistry) two or more atoms bound together as a single unit and forming part of a molecule 1
  8. the radical
    – 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 1
    the radical; the free radical
    – 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 1
    • radical [the ~] noun
    • free radical [the ~] noun
      • in the body free radicals are high-energy particles that ricochet wildly and damage cells1

Related Words for "radical":

  • radicals, radically

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Related Definitions for "radical":

  1. especially of leaves; located at the base of a plant or stem; especially arising directly from the root or rootstock or a root-like stem1
    • radical leaves1
  2. (used of opinions and actions) far beyond the norm1
    • radical opinions on education1
  3. markedly new or introducing radical change1
    • radical political views1
  4. arising from or going to the root or source1
    • a radical flaw in the plan1
  5. of or relating to or constituting a linguistic root1
    • a radical verb form1
  6. (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed1
  7. a character conveying the lexical meaning of a logogram1
  8. a person who has radical ideas or opinions1
  9. (mathematics) a quantity expressed as the root of another quantity1
  10. (chemistry) two or more atoms bound together as a single unit and forming part of a molecule1
  11. 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 molecule1

Related Synonyms for radical