monoxide

/məˌnɑkˈsaɪd/
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Other forms: monoxides

Definitions of monoxide
  1. noun
    an oxide containing just one atom of oxygen in the molecule
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    types:
    CO, carbon monoxide, carbon monoxide gas
    an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
    type of:
    oxide
    any compound of oxygen with another element or a radical
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