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radical
Overview of noun radical
The noun radical has 6 senses (first 3 from tagged texts)
1. (4) group, radical, chemical group -- ((chemistry) two or more atoms bound together as a single unit and forming part of a molecule)
2. (3) free radical, radical -- (an atom or group of atoms with at least one unpaired electron; in the body it is usually an oxygen molecule than 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")
3. (1) radical -- (a person who has radical ideas or opinions)
4. radical -- (a character conveying the lexical meaning of a logogram)
5. radical, radical sign -- (a sign placed in front of an expression to denote that a root is to be extracted)
6. root, root word, base, stem, theme, radical -- ((linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed; "thematic vowels are part of the stem")
Overview of adj radical
The adj radical has 5 senses (first 3 from tagged texts)
1. (5) extremist, radical, ultra -- ((used of opinions and actions) far beyond the norm; "extremist political views"; "radical opinions on education"; "an ultra conservative")
2. (4) revolutionary, radical -- (markedly new or introducing radical change; "a revolutionary discovery"; "radical political views")
3. (1) radical -- (arising from or going to the root; "a radical flaw in the plan")
4. radical -- (of or relating to or constituting a linguistic root; "a radical verb form")
5. radical, basal -- (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")
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun radical
6 senses of radical
Sense 1
group, radical, chemical group
=> unit, building block
=> thing
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 2
free radical, radical
=> atom
=> substance, matter
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 3
radical
=> person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul
=> organism, being
=> living thing, animate thing
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
=> causal agent, cause, causal agency
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 4
radical
=> character, grapheme, graphic symbol
=> written symbol, printed symbol
=> symbol
=> signal, signaling, sign
=> communication
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 5
radical, radical sign
=> mathematical notation
=> notation, notational system
=> writing
=> written communication, written language
=> communication
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 6
root, root word, base, stem, theme, radical
=> form, word form, signifier, descriptor
=> word
=> language unit, linguistic unit
=> part, portion, component part, component
=> relation
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun radical
2 of 6 senses of radical
Sense 1
group, radical, chemical group
=> acyl, acyl group
=> alcohol group, alcohol radical
=> aldehyde group, aldehyde radical
=> alkyl, alkyl group, alkyl radical
=> allyl, allyl group, allyl radical
=> amino, amino group
=> amyl
=> azido group, azido radical
=> azo group, azo radical
=> benzyl, benzyl group, benzyl radical
=> benzoyl group, benzoyl radical
=> cacodyl, cacodyl group, cacodyl radical, arsenic group
=> carbonyl group
=> carboxyl, carboxyl group
=> chromophore
=> cyano group, cyano radical, cyanide group, cyanide radical
=> glyceryl
=> hydrazo group, hydrazo radical
=> hydroxyl, hydroxyl group, hydroxyl radical
=> ketone group
=> methylene group, methylene radical, methylene
=> propyl, propyl group, propyl radical
=> butyl
=> nitro group
=> nitrite
=> uranyl, uranyl group, uranyl radical
=> vinyl, vinyl group, vinyl radical
Sense 3
radical
=> anarchist, nihilist, syndicalist
=> Bolshevik, Marxist, red, bolshie, bolshy
=> extremist
=> leveler, leveller
=> revolutionist, revolutionary, subversive, subverter
=> terrorist
=> Trotskyite, Trotskyist, Trot
=> Wobbly
=> Young Turk
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun radical
6 senses of radical
Sense 1
group, radical, chemical group
=> unit, building block
Sense 2
free radical, radical
=> atom
Sense 3
radical
=> person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul
Sense 4
radical
=> character, grapheme, graphic symbol
Sense 5
radical, radical sign
=> mathematical notation
Sense 6
root, root word, base, stem, theme, radical
=> form, word form, signifier, descriptor
Antonyms of noun radical
Member Holonyms of noun radical
Substance Holonyms of noun radical
Part Holonyms of noun radical
2 of 6 senses of radical
Sense 1
group, radical, chemical group
PART OF: molecule
Sense 4
radical
PART OF: ideogram, ideograph
Member Meronyms of noun radical
Substance Meronyms of noun radical
Part Meronyms of noun radical
Meronyms of noun radical
Holonyms of noun radical
2 of 6 senses of radical
Sense 1
group, radical, chemical group
PART OF: molecule
Sense 4
radical
PART OF: ideogram, ideograph
Attributes of noun radical
Derived Forms of noun radical
Domain of noun radical
2 of 6 senses of radical
Sense 1
group, radical, chemical group
TOPIC>(noun) chemistry#1, chemical science#1
Sense 6
root, root word, base, stem, theme, radical
TOPIC>(noun) linguistics#1
Domain Terms of noun radical
Familiarity of noun radical
radical used as a noun is common (polysemy count =6)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun radical
6 senses of radical
Sense 1
group, radical, chemical group
> unit, building block
=> chain, chemical chain
=> couple
=> unit cell
=> group, radical, chemical group
=> molecule
Sense 2
free radical, radical
> atom
=> isotope
=> monad
=> carbon atom
=> hydrogen atom
=> free radical, radical
Sense 3
radical
> person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul
=> self
=> adult, grownup
=> adventurer, venturer
=> anomaly, unusual person
=> applicant, applier
=> appointee, appointment
=> capitalist
=> captor, capturer
=> changer, modifier
=> color-blind person
=> commoner, common man, common person
=> communicator
=> contestant
=> coward
=> creator
=> disputant, controversialist, eristic
=> engineer, applied scientist, technologist
=> entertainer
=> experimenter
=> expert
=> face
=> female, female person
=> individualist
=> inhabitant, habitant, dweller, denizen, indweller
=> native, indigen, indigene
=> innocent, inexperienced person
=> intellectual, intellect
=> juvenile, juvenile person
=> lover
=> leader
=> male, male person
=> money handler, money dealer
=> national, subject
=> nonreligious person
=> nonworker
=> peer, equal, match, compeer
=> perceiver, percipient, observer, beholder
=> percher
=> precursor, forerunner
=> primitive, primitive person
=> religious person
=> sensualist
=> traveler, traveller
=> unfortunate, unfortunate person
=> unwelcome person, persona non grata
=> unskilled person
=> worker
=> African
=> person of color, person of colour
=> Black, Black person, blackamoor, Negro, Negroid
=> White, white person, Caucasian
=> Amerindian, Native American
=> Slav
=> gentile
=> Jew, Hebrew, Israelite
=> Aries, Ram
=> Taurus, Bull
=> Gemini, Twin
=> Cancer, Crab
=> Leo, Lion
=> Virgo, Virgin
=> Libra, Balance
=> Scorpio, Scorpion
=> Sagittarius, Archer
=> Capricorn, Goat
=> Aquarius, Water Bearer
=> Pisces, Fish
=> abator
=> abjurer
=> abomination
=> abstainer, abstinent, nondrinker
=> achiever, winner, success, succeeder
=> acquaintance, friend
=> acquirer
=> active
=> actor, doer, worker
=> adjudicator
=> admirer
=> adoptee
=> adversary, antagonist, opponent, opposer, resister
=> advisee
=> advocate, advocator, proponent, exponent
=> affiant
=> agnostic, doubter
=> amateur
=> ancient
=> anti
=> anti-American
=> apprehender
=> appreciator
=> archaist
=> arrogator
=> assessee
=> asthmatic
=> authority
=> autodidact
=> baby boomer, boomer
=> baby buster, buster
=> bad guy
=> bad person
=> baldhead, baldpate, baldy
=> balker, baulker, noncompliant
=> bullfighter, toreador
=> bather
=> beard
=> bedfellow
=> bereaved, bereaved person
=> best, topper
=> biter
=> blogger
=> blond, blonde
=> bluecoat
=> bodybuilder, muscle builder, muscle-builder, musclebuilder, muscleman
=> bomber
=> brunet, brunette
=> buster
=> candidate, prospect
=> cardholder
=> case
=> cashier
=> celebrant, celebrator, celebrater
=> censor
=> chameleon
=> charmer, beguiler
=> child, baby
=> chutzpanik
=> closer
=> clumsy person
=> collector, aggregator
=> combatant, battler, belligerent, fighter, scrapper
=> complexifier
=> compulsive
=> computer user
=> contemplative
=> convert
=> copycat, imitator, emulator, ape, aper
=> counter
=> counterterrorist
=> crawler, creeper
=> creature, wight
=> creditor
=> cripple
=> dancer, social dancer
=> dead person, dead soul, deceased person, deceased, decedent, departed
=> deaf person
=> debaser, degrader
=> debtor, debitor
=> defecator, voider, shitter
=> delayer
=> deliverer
=> demander
=> dieter
=> differentiator, discriminator
=> disentangler, unraveler, unraveller
=> dissenter, dissident, protester, objector, contestant
=> divider
=> domestic partner, significant other, spousal equivalent, spouse equivalent
=> double, image, look-alike
=> dresser
=> dribbler, driveller, slobberer, drooler
=> drug user, substance abuser, user
=> dyslectic
=> ectomorph
=> effecter, effector
=> Elizabethan
=> emotional person
=> endomorph
=> enjoyer
=> enrollee
=> ethnic
=> explorer, adventurer
=> extrovert, extravert
=> faddist
=> faller
=> fastener
=> fiduciary
=> first-rater
=> follower
=> free agent, free spirit, freewheeler
=> friend
=> fugitive, runaway, fleer
=> gainer
=> gainer, weight gainer
=> gambler
=> gatekeeper
=> gatherer
=> good guy
=> good person
=> granter
=> greeter, saluter, welcomer
=> grinner
=> groaner
=> grunter
=> guesser
=> handicapped person
=> hater
=> heterosexual, heterosexual person, straight person, straight
=> homosexual, homophile, homo, gay
=> homunculus
=> hope
=> hoper
=> huddler
=> hugger
=> immune
=> insured, insured person
=> interpreter
=> introvert
=> Jat
=> jewel, gem
=> jumper
=> killer, slayer
=> relative, relation
=> kink
=> kneeler
=> knocker
=> knower, apprehender
=> large person
=> Latin
=> laugher
=> learner, scholar, assimilator
=> left-hander, lefty, southpaw
=> life
=> lightning rod
=> linguist, polyglot
=> literate, literate person
=> liver
=> longer, thirster, yearner
=> loose cannon
=> machine
=> mailer
=> malcontent
=> man
=> manipulator
=> man jack
=> married
=> masturbator, onanist
=> measurer
=> nonmember
=> mesomorph
=> mestizo, ladino
=> middlebrow
=> miracle man, miracle worker
=> misogamist
=> mixed-blood
=> modern
=> monolingual
=> mother hen
=> mouse
=> mutilator, maimer, mangler
=> namer
=> namesake
=> neglecter
=> neighbor, neighbour
=> neutral
=> nondescript
=> nonparticipant
=> nonpartisan, nonpartizan
=> nonperson, unperson
=> nonresident
=> nonsmoker
=> nude, nude person
=> nurser
=> occultist
=> optimist
=> orphan
=> ostrich
=> ouster, ejector
=> outcaste
=> outdoorsman
=> owner, possessor
=> pamperer, spoiler, coddler, mollycoddler
=> pansexual
=> pardoner, forgiver, excuser
=> partner
=> party
=> passer
=> personage
=> personification
=> perspirer, sweater
=> philosopher
=> picker, chooser, selector
=> pisser, urinator
=> planner, contriver, deviser
=> posturer
=> powderer
=> preserver
=> propositus
=> public relations person
=> pursuer
=> pussycat
=> quarter
=> quitter
=> radical
=> realist
=> rectifier
=> redhead, redheader, red-header, carrottop
=> registrant
=> reliever, allayer, comforter
=> repeater
=> rescuer, recoverer, saver
=> rester
=> restrainer, controller
=> revenant
=> rich person, wealthy person, have
=> right-hander, right hander, righthander
=> riser
=> romper
=> roundhead
=> ruler, swayer
=> rusher
=> scientist, man of science
=> scratcher
=> second-rater, mediocrity
=> seeder, cloud seeder
=> seeker, searcher, quester
=> segregate
=> sentimentalist, romanticist
=> sex object
=> shaker, mover and shaker
=> showman
=> signer, signatory
=> simpleton, simple
=> six-footer
=> skidder, slider, slipper
=> slave
=> slave
=> sleepyhead
=> sloucher
=> small person
=> smasher
=> smiler
=> sneezer
=> sniffer
=> sniffler, sniveler
=> snuffer
=> snuffler
=> socializer, socialiser
=> sort
=> sounding board
=> sphinx
=> spitter, expectorator
=> sport
=> sprawler
=> spurner
=> squinter, squint-eye
=> stifler, smotherer
=> stigmatic, stigmatist
=> stooper
=> struggler
=> subject, case, guinea pig
=> supernumerary
=> surrenderer, yielder
=> survivalist
=> survivor
=> suspect
=> tagger
=> tagger
=> tapper
=> tempter
=> termer
=> terror, scourge, threat
=> testator, testate
=> thin person, skin and bones, scrag
=> third-rater
=> thrower
=> tiger
=> totemist
=> toucher
=> transfer, transferee
=> transsexual, transexual
=> transvestite, cross-dresser
=> trier, attempter, essayer
=> turner
=> tyrant
=> undoer, opener, unfastener, untier
=> user
=> vanisher
=> victim, dupe
=> Victorian
=> visionary
=> visually impaired person
=> waiter
=> waker
=> walk-in
=> wanter, needer
=> ward
=> warrior
=> watcher
=> weakling, doormat, wuss
=> wiggler, wriggler, squirmer
=> winker
=> withholder
=> witness
=> worldling
=> yawner
Sense 4
radical
> character, grapheme, graphic symbol
=> allograph
=> check character
=> superscript, superior
=> subscript, inferior
=> ASCII character
=> ligature
=> capital, capital letter, uppercase, upper-case letter, majuscule
=> small letter, lowercase, lower-case letter, minuscule
=> type
=> percent sign, percentage sign
=> asterisk, star
=> dagger, obelisk
=> double dagger, double obelisk, diesis
=> letter, letter of the alphabet, alphabetic character
=> space, blank
=> phonetic symbol
=> mathematical symbol
=> rune, runic letter
=> pictograph
=> ideogram, ideograph
=> radical
=> stenograph
Sense 5
radical, radical sign
> mathematical notation
=> numeration system, number system, number representation system, system of numeration
=> binary notation
=> decimal notation
=> octal notation
=> duodecimal notation
=> hexadecimal notation, sexadecimal notation
=> sign
=> decimal point, percentage point
=> exponent, power, index
=> radical, radical sign
=> fixed-point notation, fixed-point representation system
=> floating-point notation, floating-point representation system
=> infix notation
=> parenthesis-free notation
Sense 6
root, root word, base, stem, theme, radical
> form, word form, signifier, descriptor
=> plural, plural form
=> singular, singular form
=> ghost word
=> root, root word, base, stem, theme, radical
=> etymon, root
=> citation form, main entry word, entry word
=> abbreviation
=> acronym
Meronyms of noun radical
6 senses of radical
Sense 1
group, radical, chemical group
=> unit, building block
HAS PART: part, piece
Sense 2
free radical, radical
=> atom
HAS PART: elementary particle, fundamental particle
HAS PART: nucleus
HAS PART: nucleon
Sense 3
radical
=> person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul
HAS PART: personality
HAS PART: trait
HAS PART: character, fiber, fibre
HAS PART: thoughtfulness
HAS PART: responsibility, responsibleness
HAS PART: integrity
HAS PART: nature
HAS PART: human body, physical body, material body, soma, build, figure, physique, anatomy, shape, bod, chassis, frame, form, flesh
=> organism, being
HAS SUBSTANCE: tissue
HAS PART: cell
HAS PART: cell membrane, cytomembrane, plasma membrane
HAS PART: energid, protoplast
HAS PART: cytoplasm, cytol
HAS PART: cytoskeleton
HAS PART: microsome
HAS PART: Golgi body, Golgi apparatus, Golgi complex, dictyosome
HAS PART: nucleus, cell nucleus, karyon
HAS PART: nucleolus, nucleole
HAS PART: chromatin, chromatin granule
HAS PART: achromatin
HAS PART: linin
HAS PART: chromosome
HAS PART: nucleolus organizer, nucleolus organiser, nucleolar organizer, nucleolar organiser
HAS PART: gene, cistron, factor
HAS PART: chromatid
HAS PART: centromere, kinetochore
HAS PART: telomere
HAS PART: organelle, cell organelle, cell organ
HAS PART: vacuole
HAS PART: body part
HAS PART: corpus
Sense 5
radical, radical sign
=> mathematical notation
=> notation, notational system
=> writing
=> written communication, written language
HAS PART: leaf, folio
Sense 6
root, root word, base, stem, theme, radical
=> form, word form, signifier, descriptor
=> word
HAS PART: syllable
HAS PART: affix
Holonyms of noun radical
2 of 6 senses of radical
Sense 1
group, radical, chemical group
PART OF: molecule
Sense 4
radical
PART OF: ideogram, ideograph
Grep of noun radical
acetyl radical
alcohol radical
aldehyde radical
alkyl radical
allyl radical
azido radical
azo radical
benzoyl radical
benzyl radical
cacodyl radical
cyanide radical
cyano radical
ethanoyl radical
ethyl radical
free radical
hydrazo radical
hydroxyl radical
methyl radical
methylene radical
modified radical mastectomy
propyl radical
radical
radical cell
radical chic
radical hysterectomy
radical mastectomy
radical sign
radicalism
uranyl radical
vinyl radical
Grep of verb radical
radicalize
Antonyms of adj radical
4 of 5 senses of radical
Sense 1
extremist, radical, ultra
INDIRECT (VIA immoderate) -> moderate
Sense 2
revolutionary, radical
INDIRECT (VIA new) -> old
Sense 3
radical
INDIRECT (VIA basic) -> incidental, incident
Sense 5
radical (vs. cauline), basal
cauline (vs. radical)
Similarity of adj radical
5 senses of radical
Sense 1
extremist, radical, ultra
=> immoderate (vs. moderate)
Sense 2
revolutionary, radical
=> new (vs. old)
Sense 3
radical
=> basic (vs. incidental)
Sense 4
radical
Pertains to noun root (Sense 2)
=>root, root word, base, stem, theme, radical
=> form, word form, signifier, descriptor
Sense 5
radical (vs. cauline), basal
Pertainyms of adj radical
1 of 5 senses of radical
Sense 4
radical
Pertains to noun root (Sense 2)
=>root, root word, base, stem, theme, radical
=> form, word form, signifier, descriptor
Attributes of adj radical
Domain of adj radical
2 of 5 senses of radical
Sense 4
radical
TOPIC>(noun) linguistics#1
Sense 5
radical (vs. cauline), basal
TOPIC>(noun) botany#2, phytology#1
Domain Terms of adj radical
Familiarity of adj radical
radical used as an adjective is common (polysemy count =5)
Grep of adj radical
radical
Grep of adv radical
radically
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