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radical

Definitions of radical
  1. noun
    (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed
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    forme
    the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
  2. noun
    a character conveying the lexical meaning of a logogram
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    type of:
    caractère
    a written symbol that is used to represent speech
  3. noun
    a sign indicating the extraction of a root
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    type of:
    signe
    a character indicating a relation between quantities
  4. noun
    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
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    atome
    (physics and chemistry) the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element
  5. noun
    a person who has radical ideas or opinions
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    types:
    anarchiste
    an advocate of anarchism
    extrémiste
    a person who holds extreme views
    rebelle
    a radical supporter of political or social revolution
    pirate, pirate informatique
    a programmer who breaks into computer systems in order to steal or change or destroy information as a form of cyber-terrorism
    mutin, révolté, révoltée
    a person who takes part in an armed rebellion against the constituted authority (especially in the hope of improving conditions)
    type of:
    homme, individu, mortel, être
    a human being
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