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Free radical
/fri
rˈædəkəl/
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Free radical
noun
1.
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.
Synonym:
radical
.
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