pierwiastek meaning in English — element, radical, root

English meaning

element noun A basic or essential part of something larger.
radical adjective Favoring extreme, fundamental change, especially in politics or society.
root noun The underground part of a plant that anchors it and draws in water and nutrients.

pierwiastek is used for these senses in English:

element (set theory) One of the objects in a set.
element One of the four basic building blocks of matter in theories of ancient philosophers and alchemists: water, earth, fire, and air.
elementary substance A pure chemical substance consisting of a single element (e.g. hydrogen gas).
radical (arithmetic) A root (of a number or quantity).
radical (linguistics) In logographic writing systems such as the Chinese writing system, the portion of a character (if any) that provides an indication of its meaning, as opposed to phonetic.
root The part of a hair under the skin that holds the hair in place.
root (arithmetic) Of a number or expression, a number which, when raised to a specified power, yields the specified number or expression.
root (analysis) A zero (of an equation).

noun A basic or essential part of something larger.
noun In chemistry, a substance made of only one type of atom, which cannot be broken down into simpler substances.
noun A small but noticeable amount of a quality, or a heating part inside an appliance.

adjective Favoring extreme, fundamental change, especially in politics or society.
adjective Thorough and far-reaching; affecting the most basic or essential part of something.
noun A person who holds extreme or fundamentally reforming political views.
noun In chemistry, a group of atoms that behaves as a single unit in reactions (often short for "free radical").

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