FREE RADICAL


Meaning of FREE RADICAL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

Date: 1900

: an especially reactive atom or group of atoms that has one or more unpaired electrons ; especially : one that is produced in the body by natural biological processes or introduced from an outside source (as tobacco smoke, toxins, or pollutants) and that can damage cells, proteins, and DNA by altering their chemical structure

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