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NALT Full

Preferred term

free radicals

Type

Chemical

Definition

Molecules having one or more unpaired electrons which are highly reactive with other chemical molecules.
Source: NAL Thesaurus Staff
Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

chemical compounds

Narrower concepts

active oxygen species

Related concepts

Synonyms

radicals

In other languages

radicales libres

Spanish
radicales

URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/41501

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