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radical |
Grep of noun radical acetyl radical alcohol radical aldehyde radical alkyl radical allyl radical azido radical azo radical benzoyl radical benzyl radical cacodyl radical cyanide radical cyano radical ethanoyl radical ethyl radical free radical hydrazo radical hydroxyl radical methyl radical methylene radical modified radical mastectomy propyl radical radical radical hysterectomy radical mastectomy radical sign radicalism uranyl radical vinyl radical Overview of noun radical The noun radical has 6 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (4) group radical, chemical group -- ((chemistry) two or more atoms bound together as a single unit and forming part of a molecule) 2. (3) free radical, radical -- (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 particles that ricochet wildly and damage cells") 3. (1) radical -- (a person who has radical ideas or opinions) 4. radical -- (a character conveying the lexical meaning of a logogram) 5. radical, radical sign -- (a sign placed in front of an expression to denote that a root is to be extracted) 6. root, root word base, stem, theme, radical -- ((linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed; "thematic vowels are part of the stem") Overview of adj radical The adj radical has 5 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (5) extremist, radical, ultra -- ((used of opinions and actions) far beyond the norm; "extremist political views"; "radical opinions on education"; "an ultra conservative") 2. (4) revolutionary, radical -- (markedly new or introducing radical change; "a revolutionary discovery"; "radical political views") 3. (1) radical, root -- (arising from or going to the root; "a radical flaw in the plan") 4. radical -- ((linguistics) of or relating to or constituting a linguistic root; "a radical verb form") 5. radical, basal -- ((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") Antonyms of adj radical 4 of 5 senses of radical Sense 1 extremist, radical, ultra INDIRECT (VIA immoderate) -> moderate Sense 2 revolutionary, radical INDIRECT (VIA new) -> old Sense 3 radical, root INDIRECT (VIA basic) -> incidental, incident Sense 5 radical (vs. cauline), basal cauline (vs. radical) Similarity of adj radical 5 senses of radical Sense 1 extremist, radical, ultra => immoderate (vs. moderate) Sense 2 revolutionary, radical => new (vs. old) Sense 3 radical, root => basic (vs. incidental) Sense 4 radical Pertains to noun root (Sense 2) =>root, root word base, stem, theme, radical => form word form signifier Sense 5 radical (vs. cauline), basal Attributes of adj radical Familiarity of adj radical radical used as an adjective is common (polysemy count = 5) Grep of adj radical radical Overview of noun radical The noun radical has 6 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (4) group radical, chemical group -- ((chemistry) two or more atoms bound together as a single unit and forming part of a molecule) 2. (3) free radical, radical -- (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 particles that ricochet wildly and damage cells") 3. (1) radical -- (a person who has radical ideas or opinions) 4. radical -- (a character conveying the lexical meaning of a logogram) 5. radical, radical sign -- (a sign placed in front of an expression to denote that a root is to be extracted) 6. root, root word base, stem, theme, radical -- ((linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed; "thematic vowels are part of the stem") Overview of adj radical The adj radical has 5 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (5) extremist, radical, ultra -- ((used of opinions and actions) far beyond the norm; "extremist political views"; "radical opinions on education"; "an ultra conservative") 2. (4) revolutionary, radical -- (markedly new or introducing radical change; "a revolutionary discovery"; "radical political views") 3. (1) radical, root -- (arising from or going to the root; "a radical flaw in the plan") 4. radical -- ((linguistics) of or relating to or constituting a linguistic root; "a radical verb form") 5. radical, basal -- ((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")
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