Difference between radical and ketyl

Definitions

noun

1. 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
2. (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed
3. a person who has radical ideas or opinions
4. (mathematics) a quantity expressed as the root of another quantity
5. a character conveying the lexical meaning of a logogram

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adjective

1. 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
2. markedly new or introducing radical change
3. (used of opinions and actions) far beyond the norm
4. of or relating to or constituting a linguistic root
5. arising from or going to the root or source

Examples

This antimodernist nativism pervaded the 1920s, but it was particularly visible in the scientific racism of the eugenics movement, the xenophobia of the "100 percent American" movement, the sharp resurgence in the Ku Klux Klan, the post – World War One Red Scare (directed primarily at immigrant radicals), and in a series of draconian immigration restriction acts. 11

In principle, there was nothing that could not be absorbed into this radically Christianized world.

Zink‐enabled devices use heat to activate and colorise these crystals, radically simplifying the printing process.

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