Definition of unpaired
: not paired: such asa : not matched or matedb : being an electron that does not share its orbital with another electron
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found an unpaired shoe in the back of the closet
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Unpaired males will attempt to force copulation during the egg-laying season.
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But, as the nest-building and egg-laying season approaches, unpaired males start causing trouble.
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Light hitting the proteins produces a pair of free radicals, highly reactive molecules with unpaired electrons.
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First Known Use of unpaired
1598
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unpaired
playMedical Definition of unpaired
1a: not paired; especially : not matched or matedb: characterized by the absence of pairing electrons in the unpaired state
2: situated in the median plane of the body an unpaired anatomical part; also : not matched by a corresponding part on the opposite side
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