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Free radical   /fri rˈædəkəl/   Listen
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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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