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- Definition
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- radical :(used of opinions and actions) far beyond the norm
- extremist political views|radical opinions on education|an ultra conservative
- radical :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
- radical :markedly new or introducing radical change
- a revolutionary discovery|radical political views
- radical :arising from or going to the root or source
- a radical flaw in the plan
- radical :of or relating to or constituting a linguistic root
- radical :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 :(linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed
- thematic vowels are part of the stem
- radical :(chemistry) two or more atoms bound together as a single unit and forming part of a molecule