HyperDic: superoxide_anion

English > 1 sense of the expression superoxide anion:
NOUNsubstancesuperoxide anion, superoxidethe univalent anion O2-
English > superoxide anion: 1 sense > noun 1, substance
MeaningThe univalent anion O2-.
Example"much of the O2 supporting cellular respiration is reduced to the superoxide anion O2-"
Synonymsuperoxide
BroaderanionA negatively charged ion
Spanishanión superóxido, superóxido
Catalansuperòxid

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