radicals
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Is radicals a Scrabble word?
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- Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
- Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
- Wordle No
- Words With Friends Yes
What is the meaning of radicals?
Definition
noun (English)
1. (chemistry) two or more atoms bound together as a single unit and forming part of a moleculeSynonyms: chemical group, group, radical
2. 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 moleculeExamples: "in the body free radicals are high-energy particles that ricochet wildly and damage cells"Synonyms: free radical, radical
3. a person who has radical ideas or opinionsSynonyms: radical
4. (mathematics) a quantity expressed as the root of another quantitySynonyms: radical
5. a character conveying the lexical meaning of a logogramSynonyms: radical
6. (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removedExamples: "thematic vowels are part of the stem"Synonyms: base, radical, root, root word, stem, theme
Definition source: Wiktionary