free radical

English

Noun

free radical (plural free radicals)

1. (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

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 自由基 (zh) (zìyóujī)

• Finnish: vapaa radikaali (fi)
• French: radical libre (fr) m
• Hungarian: szabad gyök
• Indonesian: radikal bebas
• Japanese: 遊離基 (ja) (ゆうりき, yūriki)
• Korean: 유리기(遊離基) (yurigi)
• Portuguese: radical livre (pt) m
• Spanish: radical libre m
• Ukrainian: ві́льний радика́л m (vílʹnyj radykál)
• Vietnamese: gốc tự do

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