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carbon monoxide
noun
: a poisonous gas that is formed when carbon is not completely burned and especially when gasoline is burned in car engines
Full Definition of CARBON MONOXIDE
: a colorless odorless very toxic gas CO that is formed as a product of the incomplete combustion of carbon or a carbon compound
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First Known Use of CARBON MONOXIDE
1869
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carbon monoxide
noun carbon mon·ox·ide \-mə-ˈnäk-ˌsīd\
Definition of CARBON MONOXIDE for Kids
: a colorless odorless very poisonous gas formed by incomplete burning of carbon
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carbon monoxide
noun
Medical Definition of CARBON MONOXIDE
: a colorless odorless very toxic gas CO that burns to carbon dioxide with a blue flame and is formed as a product of the incomplete combustion of carbon
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