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Definition: free radical
free radical
n : an atom or group of atoms with at least one unpaired
electron; in the body it is usually an oxygen molecule
than 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” [syn:
radical]