singlet oxygen

English

Noun

singlet oxygen (plural singlet oxygens)

  1. (physics, chemistry) A metastable state of molecular oxygen that has a slightly higher energy than normal triplet oxygen and is more chemically reactive.

Synonyms

Derived terms
  • discharge singlet-oxygen generator (DSOG)
  • singlet-oxygen generator (SOG)
  • SO
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