monoxide

[ mon-ok-sahyd, muh-nok- ]

/ mɒnˈɒk saɪd, məˈnɒk- /

noun Chemistry.

an oxide containing one oxygen atom in each molecule.

Nearby words

monounsaturated, monovalent, monovision, monovision lens, monoxenous, monoxide, monozygotic, monro, monro's foramen, monroe, monroe doctrine

Origin of monoxide

First recorded in 1865–70; mon- + oxide

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Examples from the Web for monoxide

Monoxide, mo-nok′sīd, n. an oxide containing a single oxygen atom in combination with two univalent atoms or one bivalent atom.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M)|Various
The bottle B contains a solution of sodium hydroxide, which removes the carbon dioxide formed along with the monoxide.
An Elementary Study of Chemistry|William McPherson
This is called the oxide, protoxide, or monoxide, and forms the standard to which those both above and below it are preferred.
Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II|Arnold Cooley
The pipes F supply air, so that the monoxide burns as it reënters the furnace and assists in heating the charge.
An Elementary Study of Chemistry|William McPherson

It is reduced to the monoxide when heated in a current of hydrogen.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 5|Various

British Dictionary definitions for monoxide

monoxide

/ (mɒˈnɒksaɪd) /

noun

an oxide that contains one oxygen atom per moleculecarbon monoxide, CO

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Word Origin and History for monoxide

monoxide

"oxide with one oxygen atom in each molecule," 1869, from mono- + oxide.

Medicine definitions for monoxide

monoxide

[ mə-nŏk′sīd′ ]

n.

An oxide with each molecule containing one oxygen atom.

Science definitions for monoxide

monoxide

[ mə-nŏk′sīd′ ]

A compound consisting of two elements, one of which is a single oxygen atom. Carbon monoxide, for example, contains a carbon atom bound to a single oxygen atom.