monoxide

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

noun

, Chemistry.

1. an oxide containing one oxygen atom in each molecule.

monoxide

/ mɒˈnɒksaɪd /

noun

1. an oxide that contains one oxygen atom per molecule

   carbon monoxide, CO

monoxide

/ mə-nŏk′sīd′ /

1. 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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of monoxide¹

First recorded in 1865–70; mon- + oxide

Example Sentences

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.

From Washington Post

Some have died of carbon monoxide poisoning after turning to their ovens or trucks to stay warm.

From 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.

From 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.

From Popular-Science

You don’t want to start a fire or unwittingly fill your home with carbon monoxide.

From Popular-Science

His team of engineers set to work on a new device, a combination smoke and carbon-monoxide detector.

From The Daily Beast

For example, research has shown that most carbon-monoxide alarm incidents are triggered by a malfunctioning furnace.

From The Daily Beast

The blood is, however, never saturated with carbon monoxide, for the animal dies long before this takes place.

From Project Gutenberg

The detection in air, if the carbon monoxide is in any quantity, is easy enough; but traces of carbon monoxide are difficult.

From Project Gutenberg

Such a solution is an absorbent of carbon monoxide; it also absorbs ethylene and acetylene.

From Project Gutenberg

A “smoky” chimney or a defective flue will therefore introduce carbon monoxide into living-rooms.

From Project Gutenberg

Poisoning by coal gas is practically poisoning by carbon monoxide.

From Project Gutenberg