free radical

English

Noun

free radical (plural free radicals)

(chemistry, physics) 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).

Translations

molecule, ion, or atom with an unpaired electron

Finnish: vapaa radikaali (fi)
French: radical libre (fr) m
Hungarian: szabad gyök

Japanese: 遊離基 (ゆうりき, yūriki)
Korean: 유리기 (yurigi) (遊離基)
Spanish: radical libre m

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