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n. (chemistry) two or more atoms bound together as a single unit and forming part of a molecule n. an atom or group of atoms with at least one unpaired electron; in the body it is usually an oxygen molecule that has lost…

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  1. n. (chemistry) two or more atoms bound together as a single unit and forming part of a molecule n. 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 n. a person who has radical ideas or opinions