Definition of radicals

Scrabble & Words with friends points

• radicals is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 11
• radicals is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 11
• radicals is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 13

Definition of radicals

• (used of opinions and actions) far beyond the norm (adjective)

  Examples

  1. radical opinions on education

  Synonyms

  1. extremist
  2. ultra
• 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 (adjective)

  Examples

  1. radical leaves

  Synonyms

  1. basal
• 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 (noun)

  Examples

  1. in the body free radicals are high-energy particles that ricochet wildly and damage cells

  Synonyms

  1. free radical
• (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. base
  2. root
  3. root word
  4. stem
  5. theme
• markedly new or introducing radical change (adjective)

  Examples

  1. radical political views

  Synonyms

  1. revolutionary
• (chemistry) two or more atoms bound together as a single unit and forming part of a molecule (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. chemical group
  2. group
• a character conveying the lexical meaning of a logogram (noun)
• a person who has radical ideas or opinions (noun)
• arising from or going to the root or source (adjective)

  Examples

  1. a radical flaw in the plan
• (mathematics) a quantity expressed as the root of another quantity (noun)
• of or relating to or constituting a linguistic root (adjective)

  Examples

  1. a radical verb form

See definition of radicals in Merriam Webster