free radicals
Unpaired electron species
Free radicals are molecules with unpaired electrons, making them highly reactive and unstable.
In chemistry and biology, they damage cells by stealing electrons from other molecules, triggering chain reactions linked to aging, cancer, and disease.
Antioxidants neutralize free radicals.
In politics, free radicals describes unaffiliated extremists operating independently.
- oxidationLosing electrons chemically
- carcinogensSubstances promoting tumor growth
- damageHarm or impairment
- cell damageInjury to basic life units
- hydrogen peroxideOxidizing disinfectant and bleach
redox reactions · mutagenesis · ascorbic acid · anti-aging serum · mutation · electrons · reaction · unstable · cells · stress · decay · mitochondria · radiation · aging · skin aging · inflammation · unpaired · molecules
- Cell StressDNA damage, hypoxia, cold shock, mechanical stress
- Germ Killingdisinfection, sterilization, antiseptics, disinfectants, tetracyclines
- skincarecream, lotion, moisturizer, facial, serum
- Oxidizersoxygen, fluorine, chlorine, bromine, iodine
- radicalssquare root, cube root, radicand, superoxide, nth root
- radiochemistryradiolysis, radiochemistry, ionizing radiation, gamma radiation, radiation dose
free radicalsantioxidants
Substances counteracting oxidative damage
vitamin E · vitamin C · glutathione · catalase · polyphenols
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