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(linguistics ) the form of a word after all affixes are removed ; "thematic vowels are part of the stem " Scrapingweb Dictionary DB
a person who has radical ideas or opinions Scrapingweb Dictionary DB
A primitive word ; a radix , root , or simple , underived , uncompounded word ; an etymon . Webster Dictionary DB
A primitive letter ; a letter that belongs to the radix . Webster Dictionary DB
A characteristic , essential , and fundamental constituent of any compound ; hence , sometimes , an atom . Webster Dictionary DB
A radical quantity . See under Radical, a . Webster Dictionary DB
One who advocates radical changes in government or social institutions, especially such changes as are intended to level class inequalities; - opposed to conservative . Webster Dictionary DB
A simple word , or root , from which other words are formed ; a person who holds extreme views and takes extreme measures. The Winston Simplified Dictionary. By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer. Published 1919.
Radicalness . The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language. By James Champlin Fernald. Published 1919.
A root : a primitive word or letter : one who advocates radical reform : (chem.) the base of a compound . The american dictionary of the english language. By Daniel Lyons. Published 1899.
A root ; primitive word ; one who advocates a fundamental change in principles of government . The Clarendon dictionary. By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman. Published 1894.
An extremist . The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language. By James Champlin Fernald. Published 1919.
The primitive part of a word ; a root ; radicle . The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language. By James Champlin Fernald. Published 1919.
A quantity of which the root is required. The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language. By James Champlin Fernald. Published 1919.
A primitive word ; a radix , root , or simple underived uncompounded word ; a letter that belongs to the root ; one who advocatea radical reform , or extreme changes of a democratic character in the state ; the base of a compound . See Radix . Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language. By Nuttall, P.Austin. Published 1914.
(linguistics ) of or relating to or constituting a linguistic root ; "a radical verb form " Scrapingweb Dictionary DB
arising from or going to the root ; "a radical flaw in the plan " Scrapingweb Dictionary DB
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 " Wordnet Dictionary DB
Of or pertaining to the root ; proceeding directly from the root . Webster Dictionary DB
Hence : Of or pertaining to the root or origin ; reaching to the center , to the foundation , to the ultimate sources, to the principles, or the like ; original ; fundamental ; thorough -going ; unsparing ; extreme ; as , radical evils; radical reform ; a radical party . Webster Dictionary DB
Belonging to , or proceeding from , the root of a plant ; as , radical tubers or hairs. Webster Dictionary DB
Proceeding from a rootlike stem , or one which does not rise above the ground ; as , the radical leaves of the dandelion and the sidesaddle flower . Webster Dictionary DB
Relating , or belonging , to the root , or ultimate source of derivation ; as , a radical verbal form . Webster Dictionary DB
Of or pertaining to a radix or root ; as , a radical quantity ; a radical sign . See below . Webster Dictionary DB
Specifically , a group of two or more atoms, not completely saturated , which are so linked that their union implies certain properties , and are conveniently regarded as playing the part of a single atom ; a residue ; -- called also a compound radical. Cf. Residue . Webster Dictionary DB
A radical vessel . See under Radical, a . Webster Dictionary DB
Pertaining to the root or origin ; original ; extreme ; as , a radical difference of opinion ; in mathematics , showing or containing the root of a number ; pertaining to a political party of advanced views. The Winston Simplified Dictionary. By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer. Published 1919.
Pertaining to the root , or origin : original : reaching to the principles: implanted by nature : not derived : serving to originate : (bot .) proceeding immediately from the root : (politics ) ultra -liberal , democratic . The american dictionary of the english language. By Daniel Lyons. Published 1899.
Original ; rooted ; implanted by nature ; reaching to the principles; pertaining to radicals. The Clarendon dictionary. By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman. Published 1894.
Proceeding from or pertaining to the root ; essential ; fundamental . The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language. By James Champlin Fernald. Published 1919.
Thoroughgoing ; unsparing ; extreme . The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language. By James Champlin Fernald. Published 1919.
Pertaining to the root or origin ; original ; fundamental ; implanted by nature ; primitive ; underived ; proceeding immediately from the root . Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language. By Nuttall, P.Austin. Published 1914.
Pert . to or arising from the root ; fundamental ; implanted by nature ; constitutional ; original ; not derived or compounded; primitive ; in bot ., proceeding from a point close to the summit or crown of the root , applied to leaves close to the ground clustered at the base of a flower -stalk ; complete ; thorough . Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language. By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H. Published 1874.
Arising from the root close to the ground , as basal leaves . A dictionary of scientific terms. By Henderson, I. F.; Henderson, W. D. Published 1920.
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