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English to English adjective
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of or relating to or constituting a linguistic root |  | Example: a radical verb form
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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 | | Example: basal placentation
radical leaves
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Of or pertaining to the root; proceeding directly from the root. | | source: webster1913 adjective satellite
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(used of opinions and actions) far beyond the norm | | Example: extremist political views
radical opinions on education
an ultra conservative
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markedly new or introducing radical change | | Example: a revolutionary discovery
radical political views
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arising from or going to the root or source | | Example: a radical flaw in the plan
source: wordnet30 noun
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(chemistry) two or more atoms bound together as a single unit and forming part of a molecule | | source: wordnet30
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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 | | Example: in the body free radicals are high-energy particles that ricochet wildly and damage cells
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a person who has radical ideas or opinions | | source: wordnet30
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(mathematics) a quantity expressed as the root of another quantity | | source: wordnet30
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a character conveying the lexical meaning of a logogram | | source: wordnet30
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(linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed | | Example: thematic vowels are part of the stem
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A primitive word; a radix, root, or simple, underived, uncompounded word; an etymon. | | source: webster1913
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