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free radicals

free radicals is the plural of free radical.

Meaning of free radical

Noun

free radical (plural free radicals)

  1. A molecule, ion or atom that has one or more unpaired electrons, and which is generally highly reactive (and therefore often occurs only as a transient species).

Questions about free radicals

What is free radicals the plural of?
Free radicals is the plural of free radical.

Words near free radicals in the dictionary

  1. free product
  2. free products
  3. Free Quaker
  4. Free Quakers
  5. free radical
  6. free radicals
  7. free range
  8. free reed
  9. free reeds
  10. free reign
  11. free rein

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