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free

adjective (CHEMICAL)
 
 
/friː/

Definition

In chemistry, if an element is free, it is not combined with anything else or attached to anything else: free oxygen/nitrogenChemical elementsSeparateness and isolation in spaceAlone
(Definition of free adjective (CHEMICAL) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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