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atom vs free radical

free radical vs atom

atom and free radical both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
atom Yes No No No
free radical Yes No No No
As nouns, free radical is a hyponym of atom; that is, free radical is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than atom:
  • atom: (physics and chemistry) the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element
  • free radical: 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
Other hyponyms of atom include isotope, monad, carbon atom, hydrogen atom, radical.
atom (noun) free radical (noun)
(physics and chemistry) the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element 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
(nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything
Difference between atom and free radical

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