| Term Name: | spin trapping reagent |
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| Synonyms: | spin trap, spin trapping reagents, spin traps |
| Definition: | A reagent used in electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy to react covalently with radical products whose half-life is be too short to detect. The resulting adducts are more stable enabling their paramagnetic resonance spectra to be obtained. |
| Ontology: | ChEBI [CHEBI:149497] ( EBI ) |