Monoxide
[mon-ok-sahyd, muh-nok-] /mɒnˈɒk saɪd, məˈnɒk-/
noun, Chemistry.
1.
an containing one oxygen atom in each molecule.
/mɒˈnɒksaɪd/
noun
1.
an oxide that contains one oxygen atom per molecule: carbon monoxide, CO
n.
“oxide with one oxygen atom in each molecule,” 1869, from mono- + oxide.
monoxide mon·ox·ide (mə-nŏk’sīd’)
n.
An oxide with each molecule containing one oxygen atom.
monoxide
(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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