• n.
    ⦿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
    lexical concept
  • in the body free radicals are high-energy particles that ricochet wildly and damage cells

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Lexical context

wn:part of speechnoun
ontolex:lexicalized sense
  1. enl:free radical
  2. enl:radical
wn:interlingual indexili:i115235

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  • free radicalradical
  • free radical