radical - an atom or group of atoms with at least one unpaired electron; in the body it is usually an oxygen molecule that has lost an electron and will stabilize itself by stealing an electron from a nearby molecule; in the body free radicals are high-energy particles that ricochet wildly and damage cells.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, colloquially the Met, located in New York City, is the largest art museum in the United States and among the most visited art museums in the world. Its permanent collection contains more than two million works, divided among seventeen curatorial departments.
The Met - New York. Art Evaluation: How to Appreciate Art. Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York) The New York Met, one of America's top fine art institutions, is one of the best art museums in the world, with a collection of almost three million objects covering virtually every era and culture. It attracts more than five million visitors each year.