radical vs stem

stem vs radical

radical and stem both are nouns.

radical is an adjective but stem is not an adjective.

radical is not a verb while stem is a verb.

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

As nouns, radical and stem are synonyms defined as:

radical and stem: (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed

Other synonyms of radical include base, root, root word, theme.

radical (noun)	stem (noun)
a character conveying the lexical meaning of a logogram	a turn made in skiing; the back of one ski is forced outward and the other ski is brought parallel to it
(linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed	front part of a vessel or aircraft
a person who has radical ideas or opinions	the tube of a tobacco pipe
(mathematics) a quantity expressed as the root of another quantity	cylinder forming a long narrow part of something
(chemistry) two or more atoms bound together as a single unit and forming part of a molecule	(linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed
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	a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ

radical (adjective)	stem (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

radical (verb)	stem (verb)
	stop the flow of a liquid
	remove the stem from
	grow out of, have roots in, originate in
	cause to point inward

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