Radical
adjectiveAdjective
(used of opinions and actions) far beyond the norm
“radical opinions on education”
markedly new or introducing radical change
“radical political views”
Similar:Revolutionaryespecially of leaves; located at the base of a plant or stem; especially arising directly from the root or rootstock or a root-like stem
“radical leaves”
Similar:Basalarising from or going to the root or source
“a radical flaw in the plan”
of or relating to or constituting a linguistic root
“a radical verb form”
Noun
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
“in the body free radicals are high-energy particles that ricochet wildly and damage cells”
Type of:Atom(linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed
(chemistry) two or more atoms bound together as a single unit and forming part of a molecule
Similar:GroupType of:Unita character conveying the lexical meaning of a logogram
Type of:GraphGraphemeCharactera person who has radical ideas or opinions
Type of:SomebodyIndividualMortal(mathematics) a quantity expressed as the root of another quantity
Type of:QuantityAmountMeasure
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- Scrabble US
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- Scrabble UK
- ENABLE Dictionary
- Words With Friends
- Combined US/UK Scrabble Dictionary
- SOWPODS
- North American Scrabble (NWL2020)
- NASPA