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U.S. Department of Agriculture

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  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. animal research
  3. chemical substances
  4. technical chemicals
  5. antioxidants
  6. reactive oxygen species

Preferred term

reactive oxygen species

Type

  • Chemical

Definition

  • Information Reactive oxygen species are molecules containing oxygen with unpaired and unstable electron configurations which are highly reactive with other molecules.

    Source: NAL Thesaurus Staff

    Type: Concept definition

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Synonyms

  • oxygen radicals
  • reactive oxygen metabolites
  • reactive oxygen molecules

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/41502

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