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

Cigarettes release thousands of different chemicals when they burn, including carbon monoxide, lead and ammonia.

From BBC

In the case of large, multiple-battery fires, they can burn for days, all the while releasing toxic gases such as hydrogen fluoride, hydrogen chloride, carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide.

From Los Angeles Times

The employees were treated for heat-related illness, the report said, but when their symptoms didn’t improve, they were treated at a hospital for carbon monoxide exposure.

From Los Angeles Times

Investigation work is continuing after three people died from suspected carbon monoxide poisoning at a care home.

From BBC

Dorset Police said earlier the deaths at the Gainsborough Care Home in Swanage, were being treated as "unexplained" but potential carbon monoxide poisoning was the "primary line of inquiry".

From BBC