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Radical 1Definition: Of or pertaining to the root; proceeding directly from the root.
Radical 2Definition: Hence: Of or pertaining to the root or origin; reaching to the center, to the foundation, to the ultimate sources, to the principles, or the like; original; fundamental; thorough-going; unsparing; extreme; as, radical evils; radical reform; a radical party. Radical 3Definition: Belonging to, or proceeding from, the root of a plant; as, radical tubers or hairs. Radical 4Definition: Proceeding from a rootlike stem, or one which does not rise above the ground; as, the radical leaves of the dandelion and the sidesaddle flower. Radical 5Definition: Relating, or belonging, to the root, or ultimate source of derivation; as, a radical verbal form. Radical 6Definition: Of or pertaining to a radix or root; as, a radical quantity; a radical sign. See below. Radical 7Definition: A primitive word; a radix, root, or simple, underived, uncompounded word; an etymon. Radical 8Definition: A primitive letter; a letter that belongs to the radix. Radical 9Definition: One who advocates radical changes in government or social institutions, especially such changes as are intended to level class inequalities; opposed to conservative. Radical 10Definition: A characteristic, essential, and fundamental constituent of any compound; hence, sometimes, an atom. Radical 11Definition: Specifically, a group of two or more atoms, not completely saturated, which are so linked that their union implies certain properties, and are conveniently regarded as playing the part of a single atom; a residue; called also a compound radical. Cf. Residue. Radical 12Definition: A radical quantity. See under Radical, a. Radical 13Definition: A radical vessel. See under Radical, a. radical 14Definition: (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed; "thematic vowels are part of the stem" radical 15Definition: a sign placed in front of an expression to denote that a root is to be extracted radical 16Definition: a character conveying the lexical meaning of a logogram radical 17Definition: a person who has radical ideas or opinions radical 18Definition: (chemistry) two or more atoms bound together as a single unit and forming part of a molecule radical 19Definition: 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 part radical 20Definition: 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" radical 21Definition: (used of opinions and actions) far beyond the norm; "extremist political views"; "radical opinions on education"; "an ultra conservative" radical 22Definition: markedly new or introducing radical change; "a revolutionary discovery"; "radical political views" radical 23Definition: arising from or going to the root; "a radical flaw in the plan" radical 24Definition: of or relating to or constituting a linguistic root; "a radical verb form"
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