CARBON MONOXIDE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does carbon monoxide mean? 

• CARBON MONOXIDE (noun)
  The noun CARBON MONOXIDE has 1 sense:

1. an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon

  Familiarity information: CARBON MONOXIDE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CARBON MONOXIDE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

carbon monoxide; carbon monoxide gas; CO

Hypernyms ("carbon monoxide" is a kind of...):

monoxide (an oxide containing just one atom of oxygen in the molecule)

 Context examples 

Carbon monoxide prevents red blood cells from carrying enough oxygen for cells and tissues to live.

(Carbon monoxide, NCI Dictionary)

A measurement of carbon monoxide (CO) transfer from inspired gas to pulmonary capillary blood.

(Carbon Monoxide Diffusing Capability Test, NCI Thesaurus)

Carbon monoxide (CO) is a gas that has no odor or color.

(Carbon Monoxide Poisoning, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

When heated to decomposition, chlordane emits toxic fumes of carbon monoxide, hydrogen chloride, chlorine, and phosgene.

(Chlordane, NCI Thesaurus)

The surface composition of both bodies includes carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, methane and nitrogen ices.

(Voyager Map Details Neptune's Strange Moon Triton, NASA)

That left out a whole segment of possibilities including carbon monoxide, ozone and larger particulate matter.

(Pollution Linked to Significant Decline in Human Cognition, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

The hardiest of the microbes were able to reproduce even in the presence of extremely unfriendly chemicals, such as ammonia and carbon monoxide.

(Scientists: Life Can Thrive in Most Extreme Environments, George Putic/VOA)

“We can best explain this surprising result with high vertical winds within the atmosphere preventing the carbon monoxide from reacting with hydrogen to form methane.”

(GRAVITY instrument breaks new ground in exoplanet imaging, ESO)

A finding based on lung function test results that indicate a decrease in the lung capacity to absorb carbon monoxide.

(Decreased Carbon Monoxide Diffusing Capacity, NCI Thesaurus/CTCAE)

When they are smoked, they make many of the same harmful chemicals found in tobacco smoke, including tar and carbon monoxide.

(Herbal cigarette, NCI Dictionary)