Free radical

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Broader Terms

chemical

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Narrower Terms

carbene, free radical oxygen

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Related Terms

leukocyte oxidative burst, oxidative stress

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Scope Note

chemicals whose molecular or ionic structure includes an unpaired ("free") electron, usually conferring high reactivity; in biological systems, most free radicals contain oxygen (prefer FREE RADICAL OXYGEN).

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Facts (generated by robot; please edit if you find it inaccurate)

  • The longest-lived free radical is melanin, which may persist for millions of years.
  • By definition a free radical is any atom (e.
  • We can interpret this to mean that the tertiary butyl free radical is more stable than the methyl free radical.
  • A free radical is simply a molecule with an unpaired electron.
  • Free Radical's long-rumoured collaboration with UbiSoft is official.
  • Free radical research has begun to be explored in a variety of fields in recent years.
  • Wright Mills, Free Radical by Todd Gitlin Whether or not the rest of this sentence sounds like an oxymoron, C.
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