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radicalization

8.0

The chemical process that makes very reactive particles when bonds break

noun
/ˌrædɪkəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/

Specialized

: radicalización

Examples

As a radicalization of earlier liberal arguments for tolerance, the rhetoric of inclusion presents itself as just a kinder, gentler stage of the onward march of liberalism.

Academic text (1991)
The radicalization of the chemical bonds during the reaction released a significant amount of energy.
This experiment demonstrated the radicalization of substances when exposed to high temperatures.
In their study, they explored the radicalization of organic compounds and how it affects their stability.

How Protective

antiradical

Specialized

7.4

antioxidant

Specialized

36 3.9

neutral

Specialized

4 5.2

radicalization

Specialized

8.0

Surface Forms

radicalization singular

radicalizations plural

Morphology

radicalization = radicalize (transparent) = radical + ize + ation

Formed by adding the noun-forming suffix '-ation' to the verb 'radicalize' (itself 'radical' + '-ize'), yielding 'the process or result of making or becoming radical; the formation of free radicals or of extreme views'—a direct and regular derivation.

Etymology

Radicalization in chemistry comes from radical, which comes from Latin radix meaning 'root'. It describes the process when a molecule's bonds break and small, reactive pieces called 'radicals' form, so the name reminds us of parts coming away from the chemical 'root'.