"superoxide" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-superoxide.wav Forms: superoxides [plural]
Etymology: From super- + oxide. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|super|oxide}} super- + oxide Head templates: {{en-noun}} superoxide (plural superoxides)
  1. (chemistry) A peroxide
    Sense id: en-superoxide-en-noun-zgDLjXvM Categories (other): Chemistry, English terms prefixed with super- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with super-: 50 50 Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
  2. (chemistry) The univalent anion, O₂⁻, obtained from molecular oxygen by adding an electron; any compound containing this anion Translations (univalent anion): superoksidi (Finnish), superossido (alt: 2) [masculine] (Italian), superóxido [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-superoxide-en-noun-ws1P9KnA Categories (other): Chemistry, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with super-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 69 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with super-: 50 50 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 34 66 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 26 74 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 24 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 29 71 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 28 72 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 27 73 Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences Disambiguation of 'univalent anion': 15 85

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