radical
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- noun
- /ˈrædɪkəl/
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radical
- "Radical" means literally "of the root," and is appropriate name-calling/labeling for those pursuing major structural changes regarding any given agenda (whether or not one approves of what's advocated).
Examples
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So that all other elements were called bases or radicals, right?
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Silinsky wrote the book "Rules for Radicals."
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What Ruyn describes is found in the foreword of Saul Alinsky's Rules for Radicals.
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The concept "radical" points to a continuity of development "from the roots" while indicating exponential improvements, whereas "disruptive" points towards a qualitative and quantitative leap that "disrupts" the existing laws of the human condition through new technologies.
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In linguistics, the radical of a word is what remains when all affixes are removed.
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To understand the meaning of complex words, we often look at their radical forms.
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The teacher explained that the radical is essential for understanding how words are constructed.
Synonyms
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The basic form of a word from which other words are made
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The main part of a word that other parts are added to
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The main part of a word before prefixes or endings are added
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The base form of a word after removing added beginnings and endings
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The basic form of a word after removing beginnings and endings
Compounds
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5.1
A small unstable atom or molecule that can damage body cells by reacting with them
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6.1
Surgery that removes a breast, chest muscles, and lymph nodes under the armpit to treat breast cancer
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Surgery that removes the womb, ovaries, fallopian tubes, cervix, and nearby lymph nodes to treat cancer
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A surgery that removes a breast with nearby chest muscle and some armpit lymph nodes
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A small chemical group formed when toluene loses one hydrogen atom from its methyl part
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A small chemical group made of one carbon and one nitrogen atom written as -CN
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A small chemical group made of one carbon and one nitrogen atom that attaches to other molecules, written as −CN
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A small group of atoms from acetic acid that can attach to other molecules
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A carbon atom double-bonded to oxygen and single-bonded to hydrogen
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A group of carbon and hydrogen atoms that attaches to a molecule with one free bond
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A small, reactive part of a molecule with three carbon atoms and one unpaired electron
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A chemical group with two nitrogen atoms that links two carbon chains and gives bright colours to dyes
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A small chemical group made of three nitrogen atoms that carries a negative charge
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A part of a molecule used in chemistry, formed from the acid in vinegar, written CH3CO
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A small reactive group of two carbon and five hydrogen atoms that forms when ethane loses one hydrogen atom
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A very reactive group of one carbon and two hydrogen atoms that exists briefly in chemical reactions
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A very active group of one carbon and three hydrogen atoms with formula CH3, formed when methane loses one hydrogen
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A small chemical part made of one oxygen and one hydrogen atom that reacts quickly
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A small chemical group made of two nitrogen atoms and hydrogen that can attach to a molecule at two places
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A small reactive part of a molecule made from propane when it loses one hydrogen
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A charged particle made of uranium and oxygen that forms salts with acids
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A small chemical group with formula CH2=CH− that reacts easily in making plastics
Surface Forms
Morphology
radical = radic + al
This linguistic sense essentially means 'root' (the basic form after removing affixes), so its meaning corresponds directly to the base concept even though the combining form 'radic' is not a standalone English word.
Etymology
Radical comes from the Latin radix, meaning 'root'. In language study, the radical is the basic 'root' form of a word before you add prefixes or endings.