CARBON MONOXIDE Definition & Meaning

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carbon monoxide

noun

a colorless, odorless, poisonous gas, CO, that burns with a pale-blue flame, produced when carbon burns with insufficient air: used chiefly in organic synthesis, metallurgy, and in the preparation of metal carbonyls, as nickel carbonyl.

carbon monoxide

noun

a colourless odourless poisonous flammable gas formed when carbon compounds burn in insufficient air and produced by the action of steam on hot carbon: used as a reducing agent in metallurgy and as a fuel. Formula: CO

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Origin of carbon monoxide¹

First recorded in 1870–75

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Depending on the type of rocket fuel used, launches produce nitrogen oxides, chlorine, black carbon particles, water vapor, carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide — and no propellant avoids creating of some kind of emissions.

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"Seventy of the patients have burns and carbon monoxide poisoning," she said, according to AFP news agency.

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Damaged lithium-ion batteries are at high risk of catching fire and releasing toxic gases such as hydrogen fluoride and carbon monoxide.

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Tests for carbon monoxide poisoning were negative, and no significant gas leaks were detected.

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Investigators have ruled out carbon monoxide poisoning, and the gas company determined there were no major issues with any of the gas lines at the home.

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