monoxide

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

/ mɒnˈɒk saɪd, məˈnɒk- /

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noun Chemistry.

an oxide containing one oxygen atom in each molecule.

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Origin of monoxide

First recorded in 1865–70; mon- + oxide

Words nearby monoxide

monounsaturated, monovalent, monovision, monovision lens, monoxenous, monoxide, monozygotic, Monro, Monroe, Monroe Doctrine, Monroe, James

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How to use monoxide in a sentence

Hospitals reported an alarming spike in carbon monoxide poisonings because of people running their cars in shut garages and lighting grills in their living rooms.
Hypothermia, carbon monoxide and cold pets: Google searches underscore depth of crisis in Texas|Christopher Ingraham|February 19, 2021|Washington Post
Some have died of carbon monoxide poisoning after turning to their ovens or trucks to stay warm.
An 11-year-old boy died in an unheated Texas mobile home. Authorities suspect hypothermia.|Andrea Salcedo|February 19, 2021|Washington Post
Houston’s Fire Chief Samuel Peña said on Thursday that carbon monoxide poisoning is at an “all-time high” as people attempt to warm themselves with generators, gas heating devices or cars in their garage.
Nearly 200,000 People Still Lack Power Amid Snow, Subzero Temperatures Across Texas. Here’s How To Help|Madeleine Carlisle|February 18, 2021|Time
Carbon monoxide poisoning is much less likely to happen if you’re parked in your driveway or on the street, but you must make sure your tailpipe isn’t blocked by snow.
The safest ways to stay warm during a power outage|John Kennedy|February 18, 2021|Popular-Science

You don’t want to start a fire or unwittingly fill your home with carbon monoxide.
The safest ways to stay warm during a power outage|John Kennedy|February 18, 2021|Popular-Science
His team of engineers set to work on a new device, a combination smoke and carbon-monoxide detector.
How to Hack the Perfect Home|Daniel Gross|November 15, 2013|DAILY BEAST
For example, research has shown that most carbon-monoxide alarm incidents are triggered by a malfunctioning furnace.
How to Hack the Perfect Home|Daniel Gross|November 15, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The blood is, however, never saturated with carbon monoxide, for the animal dies long before this takes place.
Poisons: Their Effects and Detection|Alexander Wynter Blyth
The detection in air, if the carbon monoxide is in any quantity, is easy enough; but traces of carbon monoxide are difficult.
Poisons: Their Effects and Detection|Alexander Wynter Blyth
Such a solution is an absorbent of carbon monoxide; it also absorbs ethylene and acetylene.
Poisons: Their Effects and Detection|Alexander Wynter Blyth
A “smoky” chimney or a defective flue will therefore introduce carbon monoxide into living-rooms.
Poisons: Their Effects and Detection|Alexander Wynter Blyth
Poisoning by coal gas is practically poisoning by carbon monoxide.
Poisons: Their Effects and Detection|Alexander Wynter Blyth

British Dictionary definitions for monoxide

monoxide

/ (mɒˈnɒksaɪd) /

noun

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

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for monoxide

monoxide

[ mə-nŏk′sīd′ ]

An oxide with each molecule containing one oxygen atom.

Scientific 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.