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- noun Either of a pair of
homonyms that have differentroots - noun chemistry An
organic radical in which theunpaired electron is on anatom other thancarbon
Etymologies
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From hetero- + radical; ultimately from Ancient Greek ἕτερος (heteros, "different") and Latin radix ("root").
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