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Definition of Monoxide

1. Noun. An oxide containing just one atom of oxygen in the molecule.

Definition of Monoxide

1. n. An oxide containing one atom of oxygen in each molecule; as, barium monoxide.

Definition of Monoxide

1. Noun. (chemistry) any oxide containing a single oxygen atom in each molecule or formula unit ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Monoxide

1. a type of oxide [n -S] - See also: oxide

Medical Definition of Monoxide

1. An oxide containing one atom of oxygen in each molecule; as, barium monoxide. Origin: Mon- + oxide. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Monoxide

Literary usage of Monoxide

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The U. S. Coal Industry, 1970-1990: Two Decades of ChangeTechnology (1994)
"Hemoglobin combines with carbon monoxide about 210 times more readily than with oxygen, so very small concentrations of carbon monoxide can be dangerous to ..."

2. A Dictionary of Applied Chemistry by Thomas Edward Thorpe (1921)
"Carbon monoxide paused over heated sodium or potassium hydroxide, ... Carbon monoxide may be eon- verted into hydrogen and hydrocarbons to the extent of ..."

3. Gas Analysis by Louis Munroe Dennis (1913)
"carbon monoxide is present in quite small amounts. By means of it one part of carbon monoxide in 40000 parts of air may be determined in as small ..."

4. Diet in Health and Disease by Julius Friedenwald, John Ruhräh (1907)
"Carbon monoxide. The essential peculiarity of poisoning by carbon monoxide is the power of the gas to form a stable compound with haemoglobin, ..."

5. A Dictionary of Applied Chemistry by Thomas Edward Thorpe (1912)
"1890) ; whilst to detect the presence of carbon monoxide in mines, Haldane and also Herman (J. Soc. Chem. Ind. 1890, 854) recommend the use of mice, ..."

6. Principles of General Physiology by William Maddock Bayliss (1920)
"With regard to adsorption from mixtures (pages 70 and 622 above), it is interesting to not« that carbon monoxide is very strongly adsorbed by many solid ..."

7. Health Consequences of Smoking: Cardiovascular Disease: A Report of the by DIANE Publishing Company, C. Everett Koop, M.D. (1995)
"Early studies by Astrup and coworkers (3) on the effect of carbon monoxide in rabbits suggested the theory that carbon monoxide causes endothelial damage, ..."

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