monoxide

mon·ox·ide  (m-nksd)

n.

An oxide with each molecule containing one oxygen atom.

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monoxide

Noun

an oxide that contains one oxygen atom per molecule

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monoxide  (m-nksd)

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.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

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

Translations

monoxide [məˈnɔksaɪd] n carbon monoxide → monóxido de carbono

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monoxide [mɔˈnɔksaɪd] n carbon monoxide → oxyde m de carbone

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monoxide [mɔˈnɔksaɪd] n carbon monoxide → ossido di carbonio