superoxide

A chemical compound containing the univalent anion O₂⁻, often referring to a metallic oxide that includes this ion.

• 🇩🇪Ein chemisches Teilchen mit dem einwertigen Anion O₂⁻, das häufig in Metalloxiden vorkommt, die dieses Ion enthalten.

1. Chemical compound C2 formal scientific

   A metallic oxide containing the univalent anion O2⁻, often highly reactive and used in various chemical processes.

   • Potassium superoxide is used in oxygen generators for spacecraft.
   • The chemist synthesized a new superoxide compound in the lab.
   • Superoxides are powerful oxidizing agents in chemical reactions.

   🇩🇪Chemische Verbindung

2. Chemical ion C2 formal scientific

   The univalent anion O2⁻, which is a reactive oxygen species involved in biological processes and oxidative stress.

   • Superoxide is produced naturally during cellular respiration.
   • The enzyme superoxide dismutase neutralizes superoxide radicals.
   • Excess superoxide can damage cells and contribute to aging.

   🇩🇪Superoxid

• superoxides plural form
• superoxides' possessive plural form
• superoxide's possessive singular form