Radical

What do we mean by radical?

Arising from or going to a root or source; basic. adjective

Departing markedly from the usual or customary; extreme or drastic. adjective

Relating to or advocating fundamental or revolutionary changes in current practices, conditions, or institutions. adjective

Relating to or being surgery that is extreme or drastic in an effort to eradicate all existing or potential disease. adjective

Of or being a root. adjective

Of, relating to, or arising from a root. adjective

Arising from the base of a stem or from a below-ground stem or rhizome. adjective

Excellent; wonderful. adjective

One who advocates fundamental or revolutionary changes in current practices, conditions, or institutions. noun

The root of a quantity as indicated by the radical sign. noun

An atom or a group of atoms with one unpaired electron. noun

Any of the basic Chinese characters that are combined to form more complex characters. noun

Any of the traditional set of basic strokes or groups of strokes that make up Chinese characters and are used to classify and organize them in dictionaries. noun

In astrology, belonging to the radix or original scheme of nativity; in horary astrology, ripe and proper for judgment.

A minute vessel which unites with others to form a large branch or trunk. See radicle, 2. noun

In England, the name given to a white hat which was formerly somewhat worn by Radicals, owing to the fact that Henry Hunt a radical English politician, 1773–1835 wore a white hat at various political gatherings in 1820. noun

Pertaining or relating to a root or to roots.

(historical: 19th-century Britain) A member of the most progressive wing of the Liberal Party; someone favouring social reform (but generally stopping short of socialism).

(historical: early 20th-century France) A member of an influential, centrist political party favouring moderate social reform, a republican constitution, and secular politics.

A person with radical opinions.

A root (of a number or quantity).

In logographic writing systems such as the Chinese writing system, the portion of a character (if any) that provides an indication of its meaning, as opposed to phonetic.

In Semitic languages, any one of the set of consonants (typically three) that make up a root.

A group of atoms, joined by covalent bonds, that take part in reactions as a single unit.

A free radical.

(commutative algebra, of an ideal) Given an ideal I in a commutative ring R, another ideal, denoted Rad(I) or \sqrt{I}, such that an element x ∈ R is in Rad(I) if, for some positive integer n, xn ∈ I; equivalently, the intersection of all prime ideals containing I.

(of a ring) Given a ring R, an ideal containing elements of R that share a property considered, in some sense, "not good".

(of a module) The intersection of maximal submodules of a given module.

The product of the distinct prime factors of a given positive integer.

Adj.- a description of an action or thing which is especially impressive. n.- an extremist of a belief or a rebel Urban Dictionary

A radical is a person subscribing to a political ideology supporting massive, unmeasured, and rapid change. Radicalism is contrasted with conservatism that advocate minimum change, reactionary action advocating counter-change, as well as progressivism advocating moderate/measured change. Urban Dictionary

Means something good. Urban Dictionary

A word used by people over the age of 30 in an attempt to sound cool, usually resulting in the opposite. Urban Dictionary

This word describes something that is considered very good. Urban Dictionary

Something that is incredibly cool a better word for 'awesome' or 'cool' Urban Dictionary

When something is so tremendously keen that you must proclaim your observation of it being so. Urban Dictionary

1.a cooler way to say rad. 2. people over the age of 30 trying to be cool. Urban Dictionary

An outdated 1980s bit of slang adopted by Christian youth ministers to sound as though they're in touch with youth culture. Seems to have no particular meaning. Urban Dictionary

When something is really cool but you really want to go over board so you say radical Urban Dictionary

Words that are spelled similarly to radical:
radical, radial, radicel, radikal, radican.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word radical:
radicals, islamist, strokes, feminism, leftist, feminist, anarchist, dictionary, faction, socialist, marxist, ideology, civic, nationalism, islam, nationalist, socialism, departure, moderate, politics, democracy, transformation, electron, reform, circles, views, ideas, movements, revolutionary, liberal, activist, party, advocated, reaction, islamic, reconstruction, movement, hydrogen, communist, conservative, political, change, liberation, policies, democrats, revolution, shift, beliefs, republican, changes, democratic, oxygen, mechanism.

Words that rhyme with radical:
radicle.

Adjectives that are often used to describe radical:
free, old, young, liberal, great, advanced, strong, ardent, prominent, more, conservative, ultra, moderate, dangerous, philosophical, former, socialist, uncompromising, independent, extreme, anti, true, thorough, tory, violent, modern, convinced, sturdy, religious, speculative, damned, out, famous, fierce, wing, honest, philosophic, greatest, aristocratic, known, consistent, genuine, furious, hydroxyl, non, notorious, fashioned, horrid, class, terrible, hot, ferocious, democratic, typical, blatant, intense, dreadful, sentimental, unrepentant, dead, outspoken, whig, doctrinaire, staunch, bitter, sincere, thoroughgoing, impassioned, desperate, brilliant, sound, lifelong, headed, fiery, enthusiastic, vehement, distinguished, sententious.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective radical:
change, changes, departure, reform, transformation, prostatectomy, groups, politics, movement, surgery, mastectomy, ideas, party, difference, movements, feminists, reforms, feminism, views, shift, measures, elements, leaders, approach, group, wing, operation, cure, break, critique, right, dissection, theory, reactions, left, innovation, republicans, democracy, reformers, treatment, revision, formation, view, polymerization, solution, hysterectomy, empiricism, differences, opposition, innovations, students, damage, restructuring, parties, critics, policies, evil, scavengers, criticism, alteration, element, step, resection, production, idea, program, organizations, thought, tradition, intellectuals, reconstruction, departures, distinction, proposals, solutions, excision, implications, press, revolution, interpretation, mechanism, alternative, leader, perspective, nationalism, demands, programme, ideology, generation, cystectomy.

Consonant match to radical:
radicle.

Words that sound like radical:
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