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superoxide

DEFINITIONS OF: superoxide

1

n a metallic oxide containing the univalent anion O2-

Type of:
oxide
any compound of oxygen with another element or a radical

n the univalent anion O2-

“much of the O2 supporting cellular respiration is reduced to the superoxide anion O2-”
Synonyms:
superoxide anion
Type of:
anion
a negatively charged ion
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