SUPEROXIDE ANION

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

The univalent anion O2-

Example:

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

Synonyms:

superoxide; superoxide anion

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Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("superoxide anion" is a kind of...):

anion (a negatively charged ion)