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singlet oxygen

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

Noun

singlet oxygen (plural singlet oxygens)

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

Synonyms of singlet oxygen

Forms of singlet oxygen

pluralsinglet oxygens

Words formed from singlet oxygen

  • discharge singlet-oxygen generator
  • singlet-oxygen generator
  • SO

Questions about singlet oxygen

What does singlet oxygen mean?
Singlet oxygen means a metastable state of molecular oxygen that has a slightly higher energy than normal triplet oxygen and is more chemically reactive.
What part of speech is singlet oxygen?
Singlet oxygen is a noun.
What is the plural of singlet oxygen?
The plural of singlet oxygen is singlet oxygens.

Words near singlet oxygen in the dictionary

  1. singlesticks
  2. singlestranded
  3. singlet
  4. singlet bag
  5. singlet bags
  6. singlet oxygen
  7. singlet oxygens
  8. singletail
  9. singletails
  10. Singletary
  11. singleted

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