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superoxide

su·pe·ro·xide

US/ˌsupɜrˈɑˌksaɪd/ uncommon

noun

1.

a metallic oxide containing the univalent anion O2-

2.

the univalent anion O2-

  • “much of the O2 supporting cellular respiration is reduced to the superoxide anion O2-”

Origin

From super- + oxide.

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