vapaa radikaali — meaning in English
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English meaning
- radical adjective Favoring extreme, fundamental change, especially in politics or society.
Senses
vapaa radikaali is used for these senses in English:
- free radical (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).
- radical (organic chemistry) A free radical.
radical — full definition
- adjective Favoring extreme, fundamental change, especially in politics or society.
- adjective Thorough and far-reaching; affecting the most basic or essential part of something.
- noun A person who holds extreme or fundamentally reforming political views.
- noun In chemistry, a group of atoms that behaves as a single unit in reactions (often short for "free radical").