FREE RADICAL


Meaning of FREE RADICAL in English

noun

: an atom or a group of atoms [as triphenylmethyl (C 6 H 5 ) 3 C. or hydroxyl OH.] characterized by the presence of at least one unpaired electron and held to participate in many reactions (as polymerization and reactions in biological systems)

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