radical
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1. (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed (noun.communication)
hypernym | : | descriptor, form, signifier, word form, |
definition | : | the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something (noun.communication) |
domain category | : | linguistics, |
definition | : | the scientific study of language (noun.cognition) |
2. a character conveying the lexical meaning of a logogram (noun.communication)
part meronym | : | ideogram, ideograph, |
definition | : | a graphic character that indicates the meaning of a thing without indicating the sounds used to say it (noun.communication) |
3. a person who has radical ideas or opinions (noun.person)
hyponym | : | extremist, |
definition | : | a person who holds extreme views (noun.person) |
hyponym | : | leveler, leveller, |
definition | : | a radical who advocates the abolition of social distinctions (noun.person) |
hyponym | : | terrorist, |
definition | : | a radical who employs terror as a political weapon; usually organizes with other terrorists in small cells; often uses religion as a cover for terrorist activities (noun.person) |
hyponym | : | trot, trotskyist, trotskyite, |
definition | : | radicals who support Trotsky's theory that socialism must be established throughout the world by continuing revolution (noun.person) |
hyponym | : | wobbly, |
definition | : | a member of the Industrial Workers of the World (noun.person) |
hyponym | : | young turk, |
definition | : | a young radical who agitates for reform (noun.person) |
4. (mathematics) a quantity expressed as the root of another quantity (noun.quantity)
hypernym | : | amount, measure, quantity, |
definition | : | how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify (noun.tops) |
domain category | : | math, mathematics, maths, |
definition | : | a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement (noun.cognition) |
5. (chemistry) two or more atoms bound together as a single unit and forming part of a molecule (noun.substance)
hypernym | : | building block, unit, |
definition | : | a single undivided natural thing occurring in the composition of something else (noun.object) |
hyponym | : | acyl, acyl group, |
definition | : | any group or radical of the form RCO- where R is an organic group (noun.substance) |
hyponym | : | alkyl, alkyl group, alkyl radical, |
definition | : | any of a series of univalent groups of the general formula CnH2n+1 derived from aliphatic hydrocarbons (noun.substance) |
hyponym | : | amyl, |
definition | : | a hydrocarbon radical that occurs in many organic compounds (noun.substance) |
hyponym | : | azo group, azo radical, |
definition | : | the bivalent group -N=N- united to two hydrocarbon groups (noun.substance) |
hyponym | : | carbonyl group, |
definition | : | the bivalent radical CO (noun.substance) |
hyponym | : | carboxyl, carboxyl group, |
definition | : | the univalent radical -COOH; present in and characteristic of organic acids (noun.substance) |
hyponym | : | chromophore, |
definition | : | the chemical group that gives color to a molecule (noun.substance) |
hyponym | : | glyceryl, |
definition | : | a trivalent radical derived from glycerol by removing the three hydroxyl radicals (noun.substance) |
hyponym | : | ketone group, |
definition | : | a group having the characteristic properties of ketones (noun.substance) |
hyponym | : | butyl, |
definition | : | a hydrocarbon radical (C4H9) (noun.substance) |
hyponym | : | nitro group, |
definition | : | the group -NO3 (noun.substance) |
hyponym | : | nitrite, |
definition | : | the radical -NO2 or any compound containing it (such as a salt or ester of nitrous acid) (noun.substance) |
part meronym | : | molecule, |
definition | : | (physics and chemistry) the simplest structural unit of an element or compound (noun.substance) |
domain category | : | chemical science, chemistry, |
definition | : | the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions (noun.cognition) |
6. 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 (noun.substance)
hypernym | : | atom, |
definition | : | (physics and chemistry) the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element (noun.substance) |
7. 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 (adj.all)
domain category | : | botany, phytology, |
definition | : | the branch of biology that studies plants (noun.cognition) |
8. (used of opinions and actions) far beyond the norm (adj.all)
similar | : | immoderate, |
definition | : | beyond reasonable limits (adj.all) |
9. markedly new or introducing radical change (adj.all)
similar | : | new, |
definition | : | not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered (adj.all) |
10. arising from or going to the root or source (adj.all)
similar | : | basic, |
definition | : | pertaining to or constituting a base or basis (adj.all) |
11. of or relating to or constituting a linguistic root (adj.pert)
domain category | : | linguistics, |
definition | : | the scientific study of language (noun.cognition) |
12. (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed (noun.communication)
derivation | : | stem, |
definition | : | remove the stem from (verb.change) |
derivation | : | stem, |
definition | : | grow out of, have roots in, originate in (verb.stative) |
13. 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 (adj.all)
antonym | : | cauline, |
definition | : | especially of leaves; growing on a stem especially on the upper part of a stem (adj.all) |
derivation | : | base, |
definition | : | (anatomy) the part of an organ nearest its point of attachment (noun.location) |
14. markedly new or introducing radical change (adj.all)
derivation | : | revolution, |
definition | : | a drastic and far-reaching change in ways of thinking and behaving (noun.event) |
15. of or relating to or constituting a linguistic root (adj.pert)
16. (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed (noun.communication)
derivation | : | stem, |
definition | : | remove the stem from (verb.change) |
derivation | : | stem, |
definition | : | grow out of, have roots in, originate in (verb.stative) |
17. 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 (adj.all)
antonym | : | cauline, |
definition | : | especially of leaves; growing on a stem especially on the upper part of a stem (adj.all) |
derivation | : | base, |
definition | : | (anatomy) the part of an organ nearest its point of attachment (noun.location) |
18. markedly new or introducing radical change (adj.all)
derivation | : | revolution, |
definition | : | a drastic and far-reaching change in ways of thinking and behaving (noun.event) |
19. of or relating to or constituting a linguistic root (adj.pert)
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