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radical

Letters that make radical

a, d, l, c, r, i are letters that make 'radical'

Words within radical

ad, IC, rad, ic, AD, RA, AL, CA, Ra, Al, Ca are words within 'radical'

Words created by adding a letter to the beginning or end of radical

radicals is a word created by adding a letter to 'radical'

radical is a 7 letter word ending with l
radical is a 7 letter word starting with r

11 possible definitions for 'radical'

Radical as "markedly new or introducing radical change"

Under this definition, radical is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

revolutionary has the same meaning as radical

Derivatives of radical

revolution is a derivative of radical.

Similar to radical

new is similar to radical.

Example of radical used within this context

"a revolutionary discovery", "radical political views"

Radical as "arising from or going to the root or source"

Under this definition, radical is an adjective and has the following properties:

Similar to radical

basic is similar to radical.

Example of radical used within this context

"a radical flaw in the plan"

Radical as "of or relating to or constituting a linguistic root"

Under this definition, radical is an adjective and has the following properties:

radical as a category

'radical' can be a category of linguistics.

Pertain to radical

base, root, root word, radical, stem, theme pertain to 'radical'.

Example of radical used within this context

"a radical verb form"

Radical as "(linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed"

Under this definition, radical is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

base, root, root word, stem, theme have the same meaning as 'radical'

radical as a type

'radical' can be a type of form, descriptor, word form, signifier.

radical as a category

'radical' can be a category of linguistics.

Derivatives of radical

stem are derivatives of 'radical'.

Radical as "a character conveying the lexical meaning of a logogram"

Under this definition, radical is a noun and has the following properties:

radical as a type

'radical' can be a type of character, grapheme, graphic symbol.

radical as a part

'radical' can be a part of ideogram, ideograph.

Radical as "a person who has radical ideas or opinions"

Under this definition, radical is a noun and has the following properties:

radical as a type

'radical' can be a type of mortal, individual, someone, person, somebody, soul.

Types of radical

anarchist, nihilist, syndicalist, bolshie, extremist, leveler, leveller, revolutionist, subverter, Trotskyist, Trot, Wobbly, young Turk, bolshy, Marxist, subversive, revolutionary, red, Bolshevik, terrorist, Trotskyite are types of 'radical'.

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

Under this definition, radical is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

group, chemical group have the same meaning as 'radical'

radical as a type

'radical' can be a type of unit, building block.

Types of radical

benzyl group, cacodyl radical, cyanide group, nitrite, uranyl, uranyl group, uranyl radical, vinyl, vinyl group, vinyl radical, aldehyde radical, cacodyl, cacodyl group, arsenic group, amino, carboxyl, chromophore, acyl, acyl group, alcohol group, alcohol radical, aldehyde group, allyl, alkyl, alkyl group, alkyl radical, allyl group, allyl radical, amino group, amyl, azido group, azido radical, azo group, azo radical, benzyl, benzyl radical, benzoyl group, benzoyl radical, carbonyl group, carboxyl group, cyano group, cyano radical, cyanide radical, glyceryl, hydrazo group, hydrazo radical, hydroxyl, hydroxyl group, hydroxyl radical, ketone group, methylene group, methylene radical, methylene, propyl, propyl group, propyl radical, butyl, nitro group are types of 'radical'.

radical as a part

'radical' can be a part of molecule.

radical as a category

'radical' can be a category of chemistry, chemical science.

Radical as "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"

Under this definition, radical is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

free radical has the same meaning as radical

radical as a type

'radical' can be a type of atom.

Example of radical used within this context

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

Radical as "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"

Under this definition, radical is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

basal has the same meaning as radical

Antonyms

cauline has the opposite meaning of radical

radical as a category

'radical' can be a category of botany, phytology.

Derivatives of radical

base is a derivative of radical.

Example of radical used within this context

"basal placentation", "radical leaves"

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

Under this definition, radical is a noun and has the following properties:

radical as a type

'radical' can be a type of measure, quantity, amount.

radical as a category

'radical' can be a category of mathematics, math, maths.

Radical as "(used of opinions and actions) far beyond the norm"

Under this definition, radical is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

extremist, ultra have the same meaning as 'radical'

Similar to radical

immoderate is similar to radical.

Example of radical used within this context

"extremist political views", "radical opinions on education", "an ultra conservative"