Definition of "nitroxide" [nitroxide]

• Amine oxide (noun)

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• "In their paper, they describe their new approach, which involves detecting the spin of electrons in a molecule called a nitroxide -- rare because it contains a radical, or an unpaired electron."
• "Dr Nishide said: “This has been a challenging step, since most crosslinking reactions are sensitive to the nitroxide radical.”"
• "Other cool-sounding words: stereoselective, nitroxide, paramagnetic."