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～ 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 particles that ricochet wildly and damage cells"
radical
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～ a character conveying the lexical meaning of a logogram
radical cell
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～ a cell of terrorists (usually 3 to 5 members); "to insure operational security the members of adjacent terrorist cells usually don't know each other or the identity of their leadership"
radical hysterectomy
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～ surgical removal of the uterus and the ovaries and oviducts and cervix and related lymph nodes
radical mastectomy
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～ removal of a breast and the underlying muscles (pectoralis major and pectoralis minor) and lymph nodes in the adjacent armpit
radical
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～ (chemistry) two or more atoms bound together as a single unit and forming part of a molecule
radical
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～ (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed; "thematic vowels are part of the stem"
radical
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～ 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"
radical
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～ arising from or going to the root or source; "a radical flaw in the plan"
radical
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～ (used of opinions and actions) far beyond the norm; "extremist political views"; "radical opinions on education"; "an ultra conservative"
radical
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～ markedly new or introducing radical change; "a revolutionary discovery"; "radical political views"
radical
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～ of or relating to or constituting a linguistic root; "a radical verb form"