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carbon monoxide

car·bon mon·ox·ide
C c

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [kahr-buh n mon-ok-sahyd, muh-nok-]
    • /ˈkɑr bən mɒnˈɒk saɪd, məˈnɒk-/
    • /ˈkɑː.bən mɔˈnɔksaɪd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kahr-buh n mon-ok-sahyd, muh-nok-]
    • /ˈkɑr bən mɒnˈɒk saɪd, məˈnɒk-/

Definitions of carbon monoxide words

  • uncountable noun carbon monoxide Carbon monoxide is a poisonous gas that is produced especially by the engines of vehicles. 3
  • noun carbon monoxide 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 3
  • noun carbon monoxide a colorless, odorless, highly poisonous gas, CO, produced by the incomplete combustion of carbonaceous material: it burns with a pale-blue flame 3
  • noun carbon monoxide 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. 1
  • noun carbon monoxide poisonous gas 1
  • noun carbon monoxide (inorganic chemistry) A colourless, odourless, flammable, highly toxic gas. 0
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Origin of carbon monoxide

First appearance:

before 1870
One of the 26% newest English words
First recorded in 1870-75

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Parts of speech for Carbon monoxide

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carbon monoxide popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 29% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data about 69% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for carbon monoxide

noun carbon monoxide

  • co — (slang) company.
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