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Discover Ludwig"free radical" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
You can use it to refer to a molecule that has a single unpaired electron in its outer shell, making it highly unstable and reactive. For example: "The reaction created a large number of free radicals that quickly destabilized the surrounding environment".
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free radical
noun
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).
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Free Radical.
Free Radical Biol.
She's a free radical".
Free Radical Biology and Medicine.
A free radical acylation approach.
Cell Membranes and Free Radical Research.
Furthermore, Cortitrol significantly reduced free radical production.
Nitrones are powerful free radical scavengers.
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Free-radical polymerization.
Initiators, Free-Radical.
It's a free-radical chain reaction.
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