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MONOXIDE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An oxide containing just one atom of oxygen in the molecule
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("monoxide" is a kind of...):
oxide (any compound of oxygen with another element or a radical)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "monoxide"):
carbon monoxide; carbon monoxide gas; CO (an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon)
Context examples:
With the power of ALMA, which allowed a detailed look into the star-forming region AFGL 5142, astronomers could pinpoint where phosphorus-bearing molecules, like phosphorus monoxide, form.
(Astronomers Reveal Interstellar Thread of One of Life’s Building Blocks, ESO)
JPL scientists used a high-temperature "oven" to heat a mixture of hydrogen and carbon monoxide to more than 2,000 degrees Fahrenheit (1,100 Celsius), about the temperature of molten lava.
(Cooking up Alien Atmospheres on Earth, NASA)
According to their calculations, 360 leaves, each 1.7 meters long and 0.2 meters wide, would produce close to a half-ton of carbon monoxide per day that could be used as the basis for synthetic fuels.
(Artificial Leaves Convert CO2 to Fuel 10 Times More Efficient Than Nature, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
Carbon monoxide prevents red blood cells from carrying enough oxygen for cells and tissues to live.
(Carbon monoxide, NCI Dictionary)
When 1,4-dichlorobenzene is heated to decomposition, toxic gases and vapors (such as hydrochloric acid and carbon monoxide) are released.
(Paradichlorobenzene, NCI Thesaurus)
Carbon monoxide (CO) is a gas that has no odor or color.
(Carbon Monoxide Poisoning, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
A finding based on lung function test results that indicate a decrease in the lung capacity to absorb carbon monoxide.
(Decreased Carbon Monoxide Diffusing Capacity, NCI Thesaurus/CTCAE)
A colorless, volatile and highly flammable, liquid inorganic compound with a characteristic, musty odor that emits toxic carbon monoxide fumes upon heating.
(Nickel Carbonyl, NCI Thesaurus)
A lung function test result in which the lung capacity to absorb carbon monoxide is decreased.
(Decreased Carbon Monoxide Diffusing Capacity, NCI Thesaurus)
It is also used to treat carbon monoxide poisoning and other conditions in which the tissues are not getting enough oxygen.
(Hyperbaric oxygen, NCI Dictionary)
