Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

free radical

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.31 in modern English

Syllables: free rad-i-cal
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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).

Inflected Forms

free radicals (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

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Synonyms

radical

Questions

What does free radical mean?: 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).

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