free
- adjective
- /friห/
- Specialized
- When it comes to testosterone, there are two main types, free and bound.
- free electron
- free radical
- free energy
Half a wavelength long ends are free cosine.
- Half a wavelength long ends are free cosine.
- Because because the two molecules are free, they don't crystallize.
- And in fact, they're basically act like free particles when they're very close.
- You have your actually own endogenous clock that will free run in absence of any light.
- So because their SHB GS are significantly higher, their free DHT is way lower.
- When it comes to testosterone, there are two main types, free and bound.
- But for now, we don't understand these weird pairs of free floating planets, these jumbos.
- Every single woman who gets pregnant is going to have cell free DNA testing.
- Was he going around mills, letting the steam out fly free water vapor be gone from York.
Examples
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Within the various depths of skin, free nerve endings help regulate body temperature.
Academic text (2017) -
You know the consequences of a body moving with unchecked velocity in free space.
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In this case, the particles would live free both in space and velocity.
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For example, cell biologists need to understand entropy because free energy measures how much useful work can be done.
Academic text (2012) -
And in fact, they're basically act like free particles when they're very close.
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Then, deep underground, water and sand with chemical additives are pushed out to open tiny cracks in the rock to set the gas free.
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In physics class, we learned that objects in free fall accelerate towards Earth without any resistance.
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When it comes to testosterone, there are two main types, free and bound.
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Saliva testing, though, can measure the amount of free hormones in a person's body.
Synonyms
Not controlled by others
Free from limits or rules
Not tied to anything and able to move freely
A molecule free in a liquid or blood, not attached to others
Antonyms
Idioms
To stay constantly in someone's thoughts and annoy them
Compounds
- Formal
The right to say what you think in public without the government stopping you
- Archaic
Countries with non-communist governments that opposed the Soviet Union during the Cold War
A system where private businesses compete and the market sets prices with little government control
- Literature
News media that report independently and are not controlled by the government
- Informal
An excuse that lets someone avoid rules or blame because of their position
An agreement from 1994 that made trade easier between the United States, Canada, and Mexico
- Specialized
A computer program with its code available that you can use, change, and share without paying
- Specialized
A small unstable atom or molecule that can damage body cells by reacting with them
- NSFW
Sex between people who are not married, often part of a belief in sexual freedom
- Specialized
A kick given to a team after the other team breaks a rule, taken without nearby opponents
- Specialized
An area near a port where companies store goods for export without paying customs duties
A person who supports trade between countries without import taxes or other barriers
A way of eating that avoids foods with gluten for people with celiac disease or gluten intolerance
Supporting a system where private businesses compete with little government control
- Formal
A way of running an economy that lets businesses compete with little government control
- Specialized
A part of a port where businesses bring, store, and send goods without paying taxes
Armed forces and political movement led by Charles de Gaulle who resisted German occupation in World War II
A belief in religious ideas based on reason and facts rather than on tradition or leaders
- Specialized
A way of saying the first thought that comes to your mind to find hidden feelings
- Specialized
An electron not attached to an atom that can move freely and carry electricity
- Specialized
A number used in brain and computer models to measure surprise and guide learning
- Archaic
A state where laws did not allow people to own slaves before the American Civil War
- Specialized
A thin metal tongue that vibrates in a slot to make sound in harmonicas or accordions
A small bat that flies fast, eats insects, and has a tail sticking out past the skin between its wings
- Specialized
A number calculated from data that does not need the data's distribution to be known
- Specialized
A way a flower ovary holds the parts that make seeds on a central column without inner walls
- Specialized
A tiny part of the skin that sends signals about pain and temperature
- Formal
An official act that forgives someone for a crime and ends their legal punishments
- Specialized
A white blood cell that moves in the blood and eats germs or dead cells
A former 19th century US party that opposed slavery spreading into western lands
How Free
- Specialized
- UK
- Specialized
Surface Forms
Etymology
Free for a particle or element means 'not joined' or 'able to move on its own', using the old idea of 'not bound'. So a free electron is one that is not combined and can move independently.