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mon·ox·ide

(mə-nŏk′sīd′)

An oxide with each molecule containing one oxygen atom.

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monoxide

(mɒˈnɒksaɪd)

(Elements & Compounds) an oxide that contains one oxygen atom per molecule: carbon monoxide.

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mon•ox•ide

(mɒnˈɒk saɪd, məˈnɒk-)

n.

an oxide containing one oxygen atom in each molecule.

[1865–70]

mon·ox·ide

(mə-nŏk′sīd′)

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.

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Noun

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

Monoxid

monoxyde protoxyde

monossido

monoxide

[mɒˈnɒksaɪd] N (Chem) → monóxido m

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monoxide

n → Monoxid nt

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monoxide

[mɒˈnɒksaɪd] n → monossido

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