Definition of radical

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Radical (a.) 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..

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Radicalness :: Radicalness (n.) Quality or state of being radical.
Zircofluoride :: Zircofluoride (n.) A double fluoride of zirconium and hydrogen, or some other positive element or radical; as, zircofluoride of sodium..
Radical :: Radical (n.) A characteristic, essential, and fundamental constituent of any compound; hence, sometimes, an atom..
Propinyl :: Propinyl (n.) A hydrocarbon radical regarded as an essential residue of propine and allied compounds.
Carboxide :: Carboxide (n.) A compound of carbon and oxygen, as carbonyl, with some element or radical; as, potassium carboxide..
Chloride :: Chloride (n.) A binary compound of chlorine with another element or radical; as, chloride of sodium (common salt)..
Ester :: Ester (n.) An ethereal salt, or compound ether, consisting of an organic radical united with the residue of any oxygen acid, organic or inorganic; thus the natural fats are esters of glycerin and the fatty acids, oleic, etc..
Hexabasic :: Hexabasic (a.) Having six hydrogen atoms or six radicals capable of being replaced or saturated by bases; -- said of acids; as, mellitic acid is hexabasic..
Radical :: Radical (a.) Relating, or belonging, to the root, or ultimate source of derivation; as, a radical verbal form..
Xanthogen :: Xanthogen (n.) The hypothetical radical supposed to be characteristic of xanthic acid.
Antimonite :: Antimonite (n.) A compound of antimonious acid and a base or basic radical.
Xenyl :: Xenyl (n.) The radical characteristic of xenylic compounds.
Triad :: Triad (n.) An element or radical whose valence is three.
Hexatomic :: Hexatomic (a.) Having six replaceable radicals.
Artiad :: Artiad (a.) Even; not odd; -- said of elementary substances and of radicals the valence of which is divisible by two without a remainder.
Deutohydroguret :: Deutohydroguret (n.) A compound containing in the molecule two atoms of hydrogen united with some other element or radical.
Saturated :: Saturated (a.) Having its affinity satisfied; combined with all it can hold; -- said of certain atoms, radicals, or compounds; thus, methane is a saturated compound. Contrasted with unsaturated..
Acid :: Acid (n.) One of a class of compounds, generally but not always distinguished by their sour taste, solubility in water, and reddening of vegetable blue or violet colors. They are also characterized by the power of destroying the distinctive properties of alkalies or bases, combining with them to form salts, at the same time losing their own peculiar properties. They all contain hydrogen, united with a more negative element or radical, either alone, or more generally with oxygen, and take their n
Sporangiophore :: Sporadically (adv.) In a sporadic manner.
Replaceable :: Replaceable (a.) Capable of being replaced (by), or of being exchanged (for); as, the hydrogen of acids is replaceable by metals or by basic radicals..
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