variants:
or anti-radical
Definition of antiradical
1
: opposed to or hostile toward radical movements or ideologies
antiradical sentiment a time of antiradical hysteria in the country
2
medical
: counteracting the harmful effects of free radicals on the body
… employing antiradical agents to halt the neurological damage triggered by oxygen radicals after strokes or injuries to the head and spinal cord …— Linda Marsa
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The first known use of antiradical was in 1819
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