the embedded part of a bodily structure such as a tooth, nail, or hair | a character conveying the lexical meaning of a logogram |
(linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed | (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed |
a simple form inferred as the common basis from which related words in several languages can be derived by linguistic processes | a person who has radical ideas or opinions |
the set of values that give a true statement when substituted into an equation | (mathematics) a quantity expressed as the root of another quantity |
the place where something begins, where it springs into being | (chemistry) two or more atoms bound together as a single unit and forming part of a molecule |
someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent) | 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 |
(botany) the usually underground organ that lacks buds or leaves or nodes; absorbs water and mineral salts; usually it anchors the plant to the ground | |
a number that, when multiplied by itself some number of times, equals a given number | |