'Superoxide' definitions:
Definition of 'superoxide'
(from WordNet)
noun
A metallic oxide containing the univalent anion O2-
noun
The univalent anion O2-; "much of the O2 supporting cellular respiration is reduced to the superoxide anion O2-" [syn: superoxide, superoxide anion]
Definition of 'Superoxide'
From: GCIDE
- Superoxide \Su`per*ox"ide\, n. (Chem.) See Peroxide. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]