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English Dictionary: free radical by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
free radical
n
  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; "in the body free radicals are high-energy particles that ricochet wildly and damage cells"
    Synonym(s): free radical, radical
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