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radical n. [
group, chemical group] (chemistry) two or more atoms bound together as a single unit and forming part of a molecule
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radical n. [
free radical] an 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 molecule; "in the body free radicals are high-energy part
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radical n. a person who has radical ideas or opinions
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radical n. (mathematics) a quantity expressed as the root of another quantity
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radical a. of or relating to or constituting a linguistic root; "a radical verb form"
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