radical vs atom

atom vs radical

radical and atom both are nouns.

radical is an adjective but atom is not an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
radical	Yes	Yes	No	No
atom	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, atom is a hypernym of radical; that is, atom is a word with a broader meaning than 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
atom: (physics and chemistry) the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element

radical (noun)	atom (noun)
a character conveying the lexical meaning of a logogram	(physics and chemistry) the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element
(linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed	(nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything
a person who has radical ideas or opinions
(mathematics) a quantity expressed as the root of another quantity
(chemistry) two or more atoms bound together as a single unit and forming part of a molecule
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

radical (adjective)	atom (adjective)
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
of or relating to or constituting a linguistic root
arising from or going to the root or source
(used of opinions and actions) far beyond the norm
markedly new or introducing radical change

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