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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
How To Use free radical In A Sentence
- However, the products obtained from reactions with halides can be rather surprising - ie the dithiadiazole can trap free radical intermediates.
- Free radicals are very difficult to study due to their short life-times - measured in millionth's of a second. Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1971 - Presentation Speech
- oxygen free radicals are normally removed in our bodies by the superoxide dismutase enzymes
- Oxidative stress is the term given to the destructive process caused by free radical molecules.
- It is produced through a free radical polymerization reaction of styrene monomers.
- Cigarette smoke contains a range of xenobiotics, including oxidants and free radicals that can increase lipid peroxidation.
- Fruits and vegetables are full of antioxidants that disable free radicals and minimize inflammation.
- in the body free radicals are high-energy particles that ricochet wildly and damage cells
- Metallocenes are useful in industrial chemistry as reducing agents, anti-knock agents for internal combustion engine fuels, absorbers of ultraviolet light, and free radical scavengers.
- Nitric oxide is a free radical that promotes infection resistance and blood vessel dilation.
