 ##  [Radical Chain Reaction](/radical-chain-reaction) 

  ##  [Radical Chain Reaction](https://natural.quantumdictionary.io/radical-chain-reaction-0) 

  
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**Natural &amp; Formal Sciences Dictionary**

 
Definition

A sequence of reactions in which reactive radical intermediates propagate a chain by repeated cycles of initiation (radical generation), propagation (radical reacts with substrate to form product and a new radical), and termination (radicals recombine), enabling conversion of many substrate molecules per initiating event.