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S: (n) group (group%1:27:00::), radical (radical%1:27:00::), chemical group (chemical_group%1:27:00::) ((chemistry) two or more atoms bound together as a single unit and forming part of a molecule)
S: (n) free radical (free_radical%1:27:00::), radical (radical%1:27:02::) (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"

S: (n) radical (radical%1:18:01::) (a person who has radical ideas or opinions)
S: (n) radical (radical%1:23:00::) ((mathematics) a quantity expressed as the root of another quantity)
S: (n) radical (radical%1:10:01::) (a character conveying the lexical meaning of a logogram)
S: (n) root (root%1:10:00::), root word (root_word%1:10:00::), base (base%1:10:00::), stem (stem%1:10:01::), theme (theme%1:10:03::), radical (radical%1:10:02::) ((linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed) "thematic vowels are part of the stem"

S: (adj) extremist (extremist%3:00:00:immoderate:00), radical (radical%3:00:00:immoderate:00), ultra (ultra%3:00:00:immoderate:00) ((used of opinions and actions) far beyond the norm) "extremist political views"; "radical opinions on education"; "an ultra conservative"
S: (adj) revolutionary (revolutionary%3:00:00:new:00), radical (radical%3:00:00:new:00) (markedly new or introducing radical change) "a revolutionary discovery"; "radical political views"
S: (adj) radical (radical%3:00:00:basic:00) (arising from or going to the root or source) "a radical flaw in the plan"
S: (adj) radical (radical%3:01:01::) (of or relating to or constituting a linguistic root) "a radical verb form"
S: (adj) radical (radical%3:00:00::), basal (basal%3:00:02::) (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"