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Diradical

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triradical(said of words in Semitic languages) Which consists of three consonants in its root formula.
biradicalnoun(chemistry) any molecule having two independent radical centres
radicalFavoring fundamental change, or change at the root cause of a matter.
radical anionnoun(chemistry) A negatively charged radical ion.
radical cationnoun(chemistry) A positively charged radical ion.
polyradicalnoun(chemistry) Any radical derived from a polymer
radical ionnoun(chemistry) Any radical that also carries an electric charge; typically, the charge and unpaired electron are associated with the same atom.
oxyradical(chemistry) Any of a group of radicals containing reactive oxygen atoms.
heteroradicalnoun(chemistry) An organic radical in which the unpaired electron is on an atom other than carbon
pseudoradicalClaiming or appearing to be politically radical, but not actually so.
tetraradicalnoun(organic chemistry) A free radical having a four unpaired electrons
metalloradicalnoun(organic chemistry) An organometallic free radical whose unpaired electron is on the metal atom
macroradicalnoun(organic chemistry) Any macromolecule that is also a free radical
free radicalnoun(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).
alkadienylnoun(organic chemistry) Of, pertaining to, or derived from an alkadiene
pentadienylnoun(organic chemistry) Any univalent radical or ion derived from a pentadiene
diazenylnoun(organic chemistry) Any univalent radical of the form R-N=N-
radicofunctional namenoun(chemistry) The name of an organic compound that uses two words, the first specifying the radical and the second the functional group, e.g. "alkyl halide" or "benzoyl peroxide".
pyridinediylnoun(organic chemistry, especially in combination) Any diradical derived from pyridine
nitroarylnoun(organic chemistry) Such a radical

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