superoxide

/supərˌɑkˈsaɪd/
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Other forms: superoxides

Definitions of superoxide
  1. noun
    a metallic oxide containing the univalent anion O2-
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    type of:
    oxide
    any compound of oxygen with another element or a radical
  2. noun
    the univalent anion O2-
    “much of the O2 supporting cellular respiration is reduced to the superoxide anion O2-”
    synonyms: superoxide anion
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    type of:
    anion
    a negatively charged ion
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