radical
/ˈrædɪkəl/
noun
- A person who supports extreme or thorough political or social change.
- The debate between moderates and radicals grew heated.
- In his youth, he was considered a radical by his conservative parents.
- The radicals called for a complete overhaul of the system.
- In chemistry, an atom or group of atoms that has at least one unpaired electron and is highly reactive.
- The reaction produces a short-lived radical intermediate.
- Antioxidants help neutralize harmful radicals in the body.
- Free radicals can damage cells and contribute to aging.
- In mathematics, the root of a number, especially a square root.
- Simplify the expression by removing the radical from the denominator.
- In algebra class, we learned how to solve equations with radicals.
- The radical of 16 is 4.
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adjective
- Very different from the usual or traditional; extreme or thorough.
- The company made a radical change to its business model.
- Her hairstyle was a radical departure from her usual look.
- The new policy represents a radical shift in how the school handles discipline.
- Relating to the basic or most important part of something; fundamental.
- The discovery led to a radical new understanding of the disease.
- There is a radical difference between their two approaches.
- We need a radical solution to the problem, not just a quick fix.
- Supporting or relating to extreme political or social change.
- He was known as a radical activist in the 1960s.
- The group held radical views on economic reform.
- The newspaper criticized the government's radical proposals.
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