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carbon monoxide
–noun
| a colorless, odorless, poisonous gas, CO, that burns with a pale-blue flame, produced when carbon burns with insufficient air: used chiefly in organic synthesis, metallurgy, and in the preparation of metal carbonyls, as nickel carbonyl. |
[Origin: 1870–75
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carbon monoxide
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| carbon monoxide
n. A colorless, odorless, highly poisonous gas, CO, formed by the incomplete combustion of carbon or a carbonaceous material, such as gasoline. |
| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2006 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
| carbon monoxide | |
noun | |
| an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon |
| WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University. |
carbon monoxide [məˈnoksaid]
a colourless, very poisonous gas which has no smell
Example: Carbon monoxide is given off by car engines.
See also: carbon, carbon copy, carbon dioxide, carbon paper, "carbon monoxide" in any languageExample: Carbon monoxide is given off by car engines.
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| Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary, © 2000-2006 K Dictionaries Ltd. |
| carbon monoxide
A colorless, odorless gas formed when a compound containing carbon burns incompletely because there is not enough oxygen. It is present in the exhaust gases of automobile engines and is very poisonous. Chemical formula: CO. |
| The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2002 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
carbon monoxide (CO)
A compound made up of molecules containing one carbon atom and one oxygen atom.
Note: Carbon monoxide is usually formed when materials burn; it is found, for example, in automobile exhaust.
Note: Carbon monoxide is a colorless, odorless gas that can be fatal to human beings if inhaled.
[Chapter:] Physical Sciences and Mathematics
| The American Heritage® New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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