carbon monoxide
noun
: a colorless odorless very toxic gas CO that is formed as a product of the incomplete combustion of carbon or a carbon compound
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However, during warm periods the carbon monoxide would have changed back to carbon dioxide.
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Robert Lea, Space.com, 30 Jan. 2025
Jessel has been nearly as silent and odorless as carbon monoxide this whole season, and finally, the fighter in her is snapped to the front.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 28 Jan. 2025
And in 2023 alone, Massachusetts fire departments reported finding carbon monoxide at nearly 5,000 non-fire incidents.
—Joe Dwinell, Boston Herald, 23 Jan. 2025
When a device detects a house fire or carbon monoxide, customers will be notified via the Ring app on top of the usual alarm sound so people inside and outside the house will know when something is amiss.
—Joe Hindy, PCMAG, 6 Jan. 2025
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Robert Lea, Space.com, 30 Jan. 2025
Jessel has been nearly as silent and odorless as carbon monoxide this whole season, and finally, the fighter in her is snapped to the front.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 28 Jan. 2025
And in 2023 alone, Massachusetts fire departments reported finding carbon monoxide at nearly 5,000 non-fire incidents.
—Joe Dwinell, Boston Herald, 23 Jan. 2025
When a device detects a house fire or carbon monoxide, customers will be notified via the Ring app on top of the usual alarm sound so people inside and outside the house will know when something is amiss.
—Joe Hindy, PCMAG, 6 Jan. 2025
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“Carbon monoxide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/carbon%20monoxide. Accessed 12 Feb. 2025.
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