radical

B2 noun
/ˈɹadɪkəl/
Word forms
radicals

Meanings and translation

The translation of this word is being prepared.

  • 1. arithmetic: root (of a number or quantity)
  • 2.1. linguistics: portion of a character that provides an indication of its meaning
  • 4. linguistics: any one of the set of consonants that make up a root
  • 5. chemistry: group of atoms that take part in reactions as a single unit
  • 6. organic chemistry: free radical
  • 11. historical: 19th-century England