superoxide

superoxide

See also: Superoxide

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *úp
Proto-Indo-European *-er
Proto-Indo-European *upér
Proto-Italic *super
Latin super
Latin super-lbor.
English super-
Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ-der.?
Ancient Greek ὀξύς (oxús)
Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁-
Proto-Indo-European *-os
Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os
Proto-Hellenic *génos
Ancient Greek γένος (génos)
French oxygène
Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ-der.
Latin aceō
Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der.
Proto-Italic *-iðos
Latin -idus
Latin acidusbor.
French acide
blend
French oxidebor.
English oxide
English superoxide

    From super- + oxide.

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    Noun

    superoxide (plural superoxides)

    1. (chemistry) A peroxide
    2. (chemistry) The univalent anion, O2-, obtained from molecular oxygen by adding an electron; any compound containing this anion

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