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radical (Extreme), adjective absolute, altogether, comprehensive, entire, exhaustive, intensive, maximal, plenary, sweeping, thorough, thoroughgoing, total, whole radical (Favoring drastic change), adjective advocattng change, fanatical, freethinking, iconoclastic, insurgent, insurrectionary, militant, mutinous, progressive, rebellious, recusant, revolutionary, ultraist, uncompromising See also: demagogue, drastic, extreme, fanatical, insurgent, malcontent, outrageous, total, unusual, vital How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Key statement: A functional polymer having at least one substituent capable of forming a stable free radical is formed by polymerizing a diene monomer, such as butadiene, to form a first polymer block of the functional polymer. Now researchers report in the August 2005 Journal of Clinical Investigation that even before the immune system cranks up, NADPH oxidases in pollen itself generate a type of free radical known as reactive oxygen species (ROS), which interfere with cell signaling pathways and cause the immune system to overreact. Lots of people believe that diseases of aging, such as cancer, atherosclerosis, and neurodegenerative diseases, are related to free radical biology," he says. |
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