"diradical" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: diradicals [plural]
Etymology: Etymology tree English di- English radical English diradical From di- + radical. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|di-|radical|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English di- English radical English diradical From di- + radical. Head templates: {{en-noun}} diradical (plural diradicals)
  1. (chemistry) A divalent radical
    Sense id: en-diradical-en-noun-ykuUhDxj Categories (other): Chemistry Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
  2. (organic chemistry) A free radical having a two unpaired electrons
    Sense id: en-diradical-en-noun-HJR1Labm Categories (other): Organic chemistry, English entries referencing ambiguous etymons, English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with di-, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees Disambiguation of English entries referencing ambiguous etymons: 21 79 Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 22 78 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 22 78 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 22 78 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 78 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with di-: 36 64 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 20 80 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 17 83 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 16 84 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 21 79 Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: diradicaloid

Inflected forms

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