Word Type

Noun

Adjective

Adjective

The word "radical" can be used as noun, adjective and adjective.

Word Relationships

Opposites (Antonyms)

cauline derivative ignorable reactionary

Capable Of

father revolution

Coordinate Terms

coronal dorsal labial laryngeal

Derived Terms

Artinian radical Baer radical Bring radical Brown–McCoy radical Jacobson radical Kangxi radical Köthe radical Levitzki radical aminoxyl radical aminyl radical antiradical antiradical biradical biradical coradical counterradical counterradical deradical diradical dudical equiradical extraradical free radical heteroradical hyperradical intraradical lower radical lower radical operator macroradical metalloradical multiradical nonradical nonradical oxyradical polyradical postradical preradical pseudoradical radical Islam radical anion radical axis radical cation radical center radical centrism radical centrist radical chic radical class radical empiricism radical empiricist radical feminism radical feminist radical hysterectomy radical ideal radical ion radical line radical mastectomy radical plane radical pluralism radical prostatectomy radical reform radical right radical sign radical vinegar radicalise radicalish radicalism radicalistic radicality radicalization radicalize radically radicalness radicool semiradical singular radical strong radical tetraradical tetraradical triradical ultraradical ultraradical unradical upper nil radical

Derived From

han

Etymologically Related To

radix

Context

1980s 1990s algebra arithmetic botany chemistry commutative algebra historical 19th century britain historical early 20th century france lexicography linguistics math mathematics number theory organic chemistry phonetics phonology ring theory slang

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

actor amount atom building block character descriptor doer form graph grapheme graphic symbol measure quantity signifier unit word form worker

Type Of (IsA)

character measure person sign

Part Of

ideogram

Related Terms

nilradical radix root

Related Terms

atom awesome basic commutative covalent bond far reaching free radical fundamental ideal integer intersection intrinsic logographic module nilradical phonetic positive prime factor prime ideal radix reaction ring root semitic submodule thoroughgoing unit

Similar Terms

basic basic immoderate labial new

Synonym Network

free radical fundamental group primitive revolutionary root ultra

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