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monoxide

nounmasculinetechnicaluncommon/munuˈksiðu/mo·nó·xi·do

Definition

1

Common truncated form of "carbon monoxide", a toxic, odorless gas (CO).

Usage examples

The carbon monoxide detector went off during the night.
Incomplete combustion produces monoxide, a dangerous gas.

Common combinations

carbon monoxidenitrogen monoxidemonoxide poisoning