English Explanatory Dictionary

singlet oxygen

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

A metastable state of molecular oxygen that has a slightly higher energy than normal triplet oxygen and is more chemically reactive.

Word forms

singlet oxygen singlet oxygens

Synonyms

SO

Derived words

discharge singlet-oxygen generator singlet-oxygen generator SO

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