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free radical

noun

1 free 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.

synonym: radical.

Dutch: radicaal
Polish: rodnik, wolny rodnik


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