an·ti·rad·i·cal | \ ˌan-tē-ˈra-di-kəl, ˌan-tī- 
\
\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
Other Words from antiradical
antiradicalism or anti-radicalism \ ˌan-tē-ˈra-di-kə-ˌli-zəm , ˌan-tī- \ noun
, ˌan-tī- \ noun
A similar form of conservative antiradicalism produced the Red Scare after the bombing of the home of Mitchell Palmer, the new attorney general in 1919 … — Barbara Franz
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antiradical
adjectivean·ti·rad·i·cal | \ -ˈrad-i-kəl \
\variants:
or anti-radical
Medical Definition of antiradical
: counteracting the harmful effects of free radicals on the body
… others are employing antiradical agents to halt the neurological damage triggered by oxygen radicals after strokes or injuries to the head and spinal cord …— Linda Marsa, The Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 1989
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The first known use of antiradical was in 1819
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