measure quantity amount | how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify |
radical hysterectomy panhysterectomy | surgical removal of the uterus and the ovaries and oviducts and cervix and related lymph nodes |
modified radical mastectomy | removal of a breast and the pectoralis minor and some lymph nodes in the adjacent armpit |
radical mastectomy | removal of a breast and the underlying muscles (pectoralis major and pectoralis minor) and lymph nodes in the adjacent armpit |
radical chic | an affectation of radical left-wing views and the fashionable dress and lifestyle that goes with them |
quantity | an adequate or large amount, he had a quantity of ammunition |
quantity | the concept that something has a magnitude and can be represented in mathematical expressions by a constant or a variable |
numerical quantity | a quantity expressed as a number |
variable variable quantity | a quantity that can assume any of a set of values |
constant constant quantity invariable | a quantity that does not vary |
parameter parametric quantity | a constant in the equation of a curve that can be varied to yield a family of similar curves |
root root word base stem theme radical | (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed, thematic vowels are part of the stem |
radical sign | a sign indicating the extraction of a root |
radical | a character conveying the lexical meaning of a logogram |
unknown unknown quantity | a variable whose values are solutions of an equation |
unknown quantity | a factor in a given situation whose bearing and importance is not apparent, I don't know what the new man will do, he's still an unknown quantity |
terrorist cell radical cell | a cell of terrorists (usually to members), to insure operational security the members of adjacent terrorist cells usually don't know each other or the identity of their leadership |
radical | a person who has radical ideas or opinions |
fundamental quantity fundamental measure | one of the four quantities that are the basis of systems of measurement |
definite quantity | a specific measure of amount |
indefinite quantity | an estimated quantity |
relative quantity | a quantity relative to some purpose |
prime prime quantity | a number that has no factor but itself and |
charge unit quantity unit | a measure of the quantity of electricity (determined by the amount of an electric current and the time for which it flows) |
complex number complex quantity imaginary number imaginary | (mathematics) a number of the form abi where a and b are real numbers and i is the square root of - |
radical | (mathematics) a quantity expressed as the root of another quantity |
large indefinite quantity large indefinite amount | an indefinite quantity that is above the average in size or magnitude |
small indefinite quantity small indefinite amount | an indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitude |
acetyl acetyl group acetyl radical ethanoyl group ethanoyl radical | the organic group of acetic acid (CHCO-) |
alcohol group alcohol radical | the chemical group -OH |
aldehyde group aldehyde radical | the chemical group -CHO |
alkyl alkyl group alkyl radical | any of a series of univalent groups of the general formula CnHn derived from aliphatic hydrocarbons |
allyl allyl group allyl radical | the univalent unsaturated organic radical CH, derived from propylene |
azido group azido radical | the univalent group N- derived from hydrazoic acid |
azo group azo radical | the bivalent group -NN- united to two hydrocarbon groups |
group radical chemical group | (chemistry) two or more atoms bound together as a single unit and forming part of a molecule |
benzyl benzyl group benzyl radical | the univalent radical derived from toluene |
benzoyl group benzoyl radical | the univalent radical derived from benzoic acid |
ethyl ethyl group ethyl radical | the univalent hydrocarbon radical CH derived from ethane by the removal of one hydrogen atom |
cacodyl cacodyl group cacodyl radical arsenic group | the univalent group derived from arsine |
cyano group cyano radical cyanide group cyanide radical | the monovalent group -CN in a chemical compound |
free radical radical | 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 |
hydrazo group hydrazo radical | the bivalent group -HNNH- derived from hydrazine |
hydroxyl hydroxyl group hydroxyl radical | the monovalent group -OH in such compounds as bases and some acids and alcohols |
methylene group methylene radical methylene | the bivalent radical CH derived from methane |
methyl methyl group methyl radical | the univalent radical CH- derived from methane |
propyl propyl group propyl radical | the monovalent organic group CH- obtained from propane |
uranyl uranyl group uranyl radical | the bivalent radical UO which forms salts with acids |
vinyl vinyl group vinyl radical | a univalent chemical radical derived from ethylene |
radical basal | 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 |