NOUN
  • Definition - (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).
  • Definition - (historical: early 20th-century France) A member of an influential, centrist political party favouring moderate social reform, a republican constitution, and secular politics.
  • Definition - A person with radical opinions.
  • Definition - A root (of a number or quantity).
  • Definition - 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.
  • Definition - In Semitic languages, any one of the set of consonants (typically three) that make up a root.
  • Definition - A group of atoms, joined by covalent bonds, that take part in reactions as a single unit.
  • Definition - A free radical.
  • Definition - (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.
  • Definition - (of a ring) Given a ring R, an ideal containing elements of R that share a property considered, in some sense, "not good".
  • Definition - (of a module) The intersection of maximal submodules of a given module.
  • Definition - The product of the distinct prime factors of a given positive integer.
ADJECTIVE
  • Definition - Favoring fundamental change, or change at the root cause of a matter.
  • Example - His beliefs are radical.
  • Definition - Pertaining to a root (of a plant).
  • Example - His beliefs are radical.
  • Definition - Pertaining to the basic or intrinsic nature of something.
  • Example - His beliefs are radical.
  • Synonyms - fundamental
  • Definition - Thoroughgoing; far-reaching.
  • Example - The spread of the cancer required radical surgery, and the entire organ was removed.
  • Definition - Of or pertaining to the root of a word.
  • Example - The spread of the cancer required radical surgery, and the entire organ was removed.
  • Definition - (of a sound) Produced using the root of the tongue.
  • Example - The spread of the cancer required radical surgery, and the entire organ was removed.
  • Definition - Involving free radicals.
  • Example - The spread of the cancer required radical surgery, and the entire organ was removed.
  • Definition - Relating to a radix or mathematical root.
  • Example - a radical quantity; a radical sign
  • Definition - (1980s & 1990s) Excellent; awesome.
  • Example - That was a radical jump!
Words in your word
7 Letter Words
radical 10
6 Letter Words
acarid 9 cardia 9 racial 8 radial 7
5 Letter Words
acrid 8 alcid 8 caird 8 daric 8 acari 7 craal 7 drail 6 laird 6 liard 6 lidar 6 laari 5
4 Letter Words
acid 7 cadi 7 caid 7 card 7 clad 7 acai 6 carl 6 laic 6 arid 5 dial 5 dirl 5 laid 5 lard 5 raid 5 alar 4 aria 4 aril 4 lair 4 lari 4 liar 4 lira 4 raia 4 rail 4 rial 4
3 Letter Words
cad 6 arc 5 cal 5 car 5 lac 5 aid 4 dal 4 lad 4 lid 4 rad 4 rid 4 aal 3 ail 3 air 3 ala 3 lar 3 rai 3 ria 3
2 Letter Words
ad 3 da 3 id 3 aa 2 ai 2 al 2 ar 2 la 2 li 2
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