nnoun.substance(chemistry) two or more atoms bound together as a single unit and forming part of a moleculeTopic:chemical sciencechemistry
Synset:chemical group group
Part Holonyms:molecule
Hypernyms:building block unit
Inherited Hypernyms:groupunitthingphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:acylacyl groupalcohol groupalcohol radicalaldehyde groupaldehyde radicalalkylalkyl groupalkyl radicalallylallyl groupallyl radicalaminoamino groupamylarsenic groupazido groupazido radicalazo groupazo radicalbenzoyl groupbenzoyl radicalbenzylbenzyl groupbenzyl radicalbutylcacodylcacodyl groupcacodyl radicalcarbonyl groupcarboxylcarboxyl groupchromophorecyanide groupcyanide radicalcyano groupcyano radicalglycerylhydrazo grouphydrazo radicalhydroxylhydroxyl grouphydroxyl radicalketone groupmethylenemethylene groupmethylene radicalnitritenitro grouppropylpropyl grouppropyl radicaluranyluranyl groupuranyl radicalvinylvinyl groupvinyl radical
Full Hyponyms:acetylacylalcohol groupaldehyde groupalkylallylaminoaminomethaneamylazido groupazo groupbenzoyl groupbenzylbutylcacodylcarbonyl groupcarboxylchromophorecyano groupethylforymlglucosamineglycerylhydrazo grouphydroxylhydroxymethylketone groupmethylmethylene groupnitritenitro grouppropylsodium nitriteuranylvinyl
nnoun.substancean 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 moleculeSynset:free radical
Examples:- in the body free radicals are high-energy particles that ricochet wildly and damage cells
Hypernyms:atom
Inherited Hypernyms:free radicalatomsubstancematterphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:free radicalatomsubstancepartrelationabstractionentity
nnoun.persona person who has radical ideas or opinionsHypernyms:individual mortal person somebody someone soul
Inherited Hypernyms:radicalpersoncausal agentphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:radicalpersonorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:BolshevikMarxistTrotTrotskyistTrotskyiteWobblyanarchistbolshiebolshyextremistlevelerlevellernihilistredrevolutionaryrevolutionistsubversivesubvertersyndicalistterroristyoung Turk
Full Hyponyms:anarchistbolshevikcounterrevolutionistcyber-terroristdynamiterextremistgirondistinsurgentjacobinkamikazelevelermutineerrevolutionistsleepersuicide bomberterroristtrotskyitewobblyyoung turk
nnoun.quantity(mathematics) a quantity expressed as the root of another quantityTopic:mathmathematicsmaths
Hypernyms:amount measure quantity
Inherited Hypernyms:radicalmeasureabstractionentity
nnoun.communicationa character conveying the lexical meaning of a logogramPart Holonyms:ideogram ideograph
Hypernyms:character graph grapheme graphic symbol
Inherited Hypernyms:radicalcharacterwritten symbolsymbolsignalcommunicationabstractionentity
nnoun.communication(linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removedTopic:linguistics
Synset:base root root word stem theme
Examples:- thematic vowels are part of the stem
Derivationally Related Form:stem
Hypernyms:descriptor form signifier word form
Inherited Hypernyms:rootformwordlanguage unitpartrelationabstractionentity
adj satadj.all(used of opinions and actions) far beyond the normSynset:extremist ultra
Examples:- extremist political views
- radical opinions on education
- an ultra conservative
Antonyms:moderate
Inherited Hypernyms:extremist
Similar to:immoderate
adj satadj.allmarkedly new or introducing radical changeSynset:revolutionary
Examples:- a revolutionary discovery
- radical political views
Antonyms:old
Derivationally Related Form:revolution
Inherited Hypernyms:revolutionary
Similar to:new
adj satadj.allarising from or going to the root or sourceExamples:- a radical flaw in the plan
Antonyms:incidental
Inherited Hypernyms:radical
Similar to:basic
adjadj.pertof or relating to or constituting a linguistic rootTopic:linguistics
Pertainyms:root
Inherited Hypernyms:radical
adjadj.allespecially of leaves; located at the base of a plant or stem; especially arising directly from the root or rootstock or a root-like stemTopic:botanyphytology
Synset:basal
Examples:- basal placentation
- radical leaves
Antonyms:cauline
Derivationally Related Form:base
Inherited Hypernyms:radical