Word definition: 'radical' • Lucid Lexicon

radical

Lucid Lexicon

Ancestral Lore of radical

late 14^th century, "originating in the root or ground, having found a home"
of body parts or fluids, "vital to life"

from Latin radicalis "of or having roots"
from Latin radix, -icis "root"

radical noun

a root part; a basic principle, foundation
root (in a particular sense):
- the simple element inferred as the basis from which a word is derived by phonetic change or by extension (such as composition or the addition of an affix or inflectional ending)
- a sound or letter belonging to a radical
one who is radical
free radical
- an especially reactive atom or group of atoms that has one or more unpaired electrons
  especially: one that is produced in the body by natural biological processes or introduced from an outside source (such as tobacco smoke, toxins, or pollutants) and that can damage cells, proteins, and DNA by altering their chemical structure
a mathematical expression indicating a root by means of a radical sign
radical sign
- the sign √͞ or √ placed before an expression to denote that the square root is to be extracted or that the root marked by an index (as in ∛ or ∛ for the cube root) is to be extracted

Specific examples and quotes of radical

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~☉~	lucid definition; added layer of lucidity, or aethereal context
⚜	classic definition
☣	artificium definition; usually words which have undergone a warped evolution, or a complete perversion of the original sense

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