Associations to the word «Superoxide»

Wiktionary

SUPEROXIDE, noun. (chemistry) A peroxide
SUPEROXIDE, noun. (chemistry) The univalent anion, O2-, obtained from molecular oxygen by adding an electron; any compound containing this anion

Dictionary definition

SUPEROXIDE, noun. A metallic oxide containing the univalent anion O2-.
SUPEROXIDE, noun. The univalent anion O2-; "much of the O2 supporting cellular respiration is reduced to the superoxide anion O2-".

Wise words

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