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superoxide

/ˌsuː.pərˈɒk.saɪd/

Traducción: Compuesto químico que contiene el anión monovalente O₂⁻; también se refiere a menudo a un óxido metálico que incluye este ion.

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noun

C2formalcommonscientific/ˌsuː.pərˈɒk.saɪd/

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

  • 🇪🇸Compuesto químico que contiene el anión monovalente O₂⁻; también se refiere a menudo a un óxido metálico que incluye este ion.
  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.

    🇪🇸Superóxido

  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.

    🇪🇸superóxido

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