Hydroxyl radical

The hydroxyl radical, •HO, is the neutral form of the hydroxide ion (HO–). ^[1]

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Alkyl group

In organic chemistry, an alkyl group is an alkane missing one hydrogen.

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Allotropes of oxygen

There are several known allotropes of oxygen.

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Antioxidant

Antioxidants are compounds that inhibit oxidation (usually occurring as autoxidation), a chemical reaction that can produce free radicals.

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Astrophysical maser

An astrophysical maser is a naturally occurring source of stimulated spectral line emission, typically in the microwave portion of the electromagnetic spectrum.

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Atmospheric chemistry is a branch of atmospheric science in which the chemistry of the Earth's atmosphere and that of other planets is studied. Hydroxyl radical and atmospheric chemistry are Environmental chemistry.

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Autoimmune disease

An autoimmune disease is a condition that results from an anomalous response of the adaptive immune system, wherein it mistakenly targets and attacks healthy, functioning parts of the body as if they were foreign organisms.

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Cell (biology)

The cell is the basic structural and functional unit of all forms of life.

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Chlorofluorocarbon

Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) and hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs) are fully or partly halogenated hydrocarbons that contain carbon (C), hydrogen (H), chlorine (Cl), and fluorine (F), produced as volatile derivatives of methane, ethane, and propane.

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Corrosion

Corrosion is a natural process that converts a refined metal into a more chemically stable oxide.

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Dioxidanylium

Dioxidanylium, which is protonated molecular oxygen, or just protonated oxygen, is an ion with formula.

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Enzyme

Enzymes are proteins that act as biological catalysts by accelerating chemical reactions.

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Excitation temperature

In statistical mechanics, the excitation temperature is defined for a population of particles via the Boltzmann factor.

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Excited state

In quantum mechanics, an excited state of a system (such as an atom, molecule or nucleus) is any quantum state of the system that has a higher energy than the ground state (that is, more energy than the absolute minimum).

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Fenton's reagent

Fenton's reagent is a solution of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) and an iron catalyst (typically iron(II) sulfate, FeSO4). Hydroxyl radical and Fenton's reagent are Environmental chemistry.

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Glutathione

Glutathione (GSH) is an organic compound with the chemical formula.

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Greenhouse gas

Greenhouse gases (GHGs) are the gases in the atmosphere that raise the surface temperature of planets such as the Earth.

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H II region

An H II region or HII region is a region of interstellar atomic hydrogen that is ionized.

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Half-life

Half-life (symbol) is the time required for a quantity (of substance) to reduce to half of its initial value.

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HIV-associated neurocognitive disorder

HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders (HAND) are neurological disorders associated with HIV infection and AIDS.

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Hydrocarbon

In organic chemistry, a hydrocarbon is an organic compound consisting entirely of hydrogen and carbon.

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Hydrogen darkening

Hydrogen darkening is a physical degradation of the optical properties of glass. Hydroxyl radical and Hydrogen darkening are Hydroxides.

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Hydrogen peroxide

Hydrogen peroxide is a chemical compound with the formula.

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Hydroxide

Hydroxide is a diatomic anion with chemical formula OH−. Hydroxyl radical and Hydroxide are Hydroxides.

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Hydroxyl ion absorption

Hydroxyl ion absorption is the absorption in optical fibers of electromagnetic radiation, including the near-infrared, due to the presence of trapped hydroxyl ions remaining from water as a contaminant.

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Immune system

The immune system is a network of biological systems that protects an organism from diseases.

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In vivo

Studies that are in vivo (Latin for "within the living"; often not italicized in English) are those in which the effects of various biological entities are tested on whole, living organisms or cells, usually animals, including humans, and plants, as opposed to a tissue extract or dead organism.

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International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry

The International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) is an international federation of National Adhering Organizations working for the advancement of the chemical sciences, especially by developing nomenclature and terminology.

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Lipid peroxidation

Lipid peroxidation, or lipid oxidation, is a complex chemical process that leads to oxidative degradation of lipids, resulting in the formation of peroxide and hydroperoxide derivatives.

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Macrophage

Macrophages (abbreviated Mφ, MΦ or MP) are a type of white blood cell of the innate immune system that engulf and digest pathogens, such as cancer cells, microbes, cellular debris, and foreign substances, which do not have proteins that are specific to healthy body cells on their surface.

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Mannitol

Mannitol is a type of sugar alcohol used as a sweetener and medication.

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Maser

A maser is a device that produces coherent electromagnetic waves (microwaves), through amplification by stimulated emission.

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Melatonin

Melatonin, an indoleamine, is a natural compound produced by various organisms, including bacteria and eukaryotes.

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Methane

Methane is a chemical compound with the chemical formula (one carbon atom bonded to four hydrogen atoms).

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Microglia

Microglia are a type of neuroglia (glial cell) located throughout the brain and spinal cord.

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Milky Way

The Milky Way is the galaxy that includes the Solar System, with the name describing the galaxy's appearance from Earth: a hazy band of light seen in the night sky formed from stars that cannot be individually distinguished by the naked eye.

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Mutation

In biology, a mutation is an alteration in the nucleic acid sequence of the genome of an organism, virus, or extrachromosomal DNA.

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Neurology

Neurology (from νεῦρον (neûron), "string, nerve" and the suffix -logia, "study of") is the branch of medicine dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of all categories of conditions and disease involving the nervous system, which comprises the brain, the spinal cord and the peripheral nerves.

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Organic peroxides

In organic chemistry, organic peroxides are organic compounds containing the peroxide functional group.

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Organic synthesis

Organic synthesis is a branch of chemical synthesis concerned with the construction of organic compounds.

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Oxygen

Oxygen is a chemical element; it has symbol O and atomic number 8.

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Ozone

Ozone (or trioxygen) is an inorganic molecule with the chemical formula. Hydroxyl radical and Ozone are Environmental chemistry.

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Pathogen

In biology, a pathogen (πάθος, "suffering", "passion" and -γενής, "producer of"), in the oldest and broadest sense, is any organism or agent that can produce disease.

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Peroxide

In chemistry, peroxides are a group of compounds with the structure, where the R's represent a radical (a portion of a complete molecule; not necessarily a free radical) and O's are single oxygen atoms.

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Persistent organic pollutant

Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) are organic compounds that are resistant to degradation through chemical, biological, and photolytic processes.

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Phenylalanine

Phenylalanine (symbol Phe or F) is an essential α-amino acid with the formula.

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Photodissociation

Photodissociation, photolysis, photodecomposition, or photofragmentation is a chemical reaction in which molecules of a chemical compound are broken down by absorption of light or photons.

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Radical (chemistry)

In chemistry, a radical, also known as a free radical, is an atom, molecule, or ion that has at least one unpaired valence electron. Hydroxyl radical and radical (chemistry) are biological processes and Environmental chemistry.

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Redox

Redox (reduction–oxidation or oxidation–reduction) is a type of chemical reaction in which the oxidation states of the reactants change.

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Spatial resolution

In physics and geosciences, the term spatial resolution refers to distance between independent measurements, or the physical dimension that represents a pixel of the image.

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Stress corrosion cracking

Stress corrosion cracking (SCC) is the growth of crack formation in a corrosive environment.

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Superoxide

In chemistry, a superoxide is a compound that contains the superoxide ion, which has the chemical formula.

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Superoxide dismutase

Superoxide dismutase (SOD) is an enzyme that alternately catalyzes the dismutation (or partitioning) of the superoxide anion radical into normal molecular oxygen (O2) and hydrogen peroxide.

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Tautomer

Tautomers are structural isomers (constitutional isomers) of chemical compounds that readily interconvert.

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Troposphere

The troposphere is the lowest layer of the atmosphere of Earth.

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Tyrosine

-Tyrosine or tyrosine (symbol Tyr or Y) or 4-hydroxyphenylalanine is one of the 20 standard amino acids that are used by cells to synthesize proteins.

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Vitamin E

Vitamin E is a group of eight fat soluble compounds that include four tocopherols and four tocotrienols.

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Volatile organic compound

Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are organic compounds that have a high vapor pressure at room temperature.

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Water purification

Water purification is the process of removing undesirable chemicals, biological contaminants, suspended solids, and gases from water.

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1,1,1-Trichloroethane

The organic compound 1,1,1-trichloroethane, also known as methyl chloroform and chlorothene, is a chloroalkane with the chemical formula CH3CCl3.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydroxyl_radical

Also known as Hydroxide radical, Hydroxy radical, Hydroxyl radicals, Hydroxylradical, OH maser, OH masers, OH radical.

, Superoxide, Superoxide dismutase, Tautomer, Troposphere, Tyrosine, Vitamin E, Volatile organic compound, Water purification, 1,1,1-Trichloroethane.

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