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unpaired

  • a word derived from pair.

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SpaceX will likely focus on unpaired blocks, which essentially means it is looking to deliver high-speed broadband directly to a phone.

From Barron's Mar. 29, 2026

Traditional CDT uses these tumor conditions to spark the formation of hydroxyl radicals, highly reactive molecules made of oxygen and hydrogen that contain an unpaired electron.

From Science Daily Mar. 1, 2026

At the core of each molecule lies one unpaired electron, which gives it distinctive magnetic and electronic behavior.

From Science Daily Oct. 15, 2025

Pairing up electrons within an ultrathin wire can leave an unpaired electron at either end that virtually splits to form Majorana quasiparticles at each end.

From Science Magazine Dec. 20, 2023

Azygos: unpaired; a structure without a fellow; sometimes applied to an unpaired oviduct specifically the enlarged portion of the vagina at the junction of the oviducts and thus = uterus.

From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by Smith, John. B.