Definitions for carbon monoxide
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1. carbon monoxide, carbon monoxide gas, COnoun

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

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1. carbon monoxidenoun

   A colourless, odourless, flammable, highly toxic gas

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1. Carbon monoxide

   Carbon monoxide (chemical formula CO) is a colorless, poisonous, odorless, tasteless, flammable gas that is slightly less dense than air. Carbon monoxide consists of one carbon atom and one oxygen atom connected by a triple bond. It is the simplest carbon oxide. In coordination complexes the carbon monoxide ligand is called carbonyl. It is a key ingredient in many processes in industrial chemistry.The most common source of carbon monoxide is the partial combustion of carbon-containing compounds, when insufficient oxygen or heat is present to produce carbon dioxide. There are also numerous environmental and biological sources that generate and emit a significant amount of carbon monoxide. It is important in the production of many compounds, including drugs, fragrances, and fuels. Upon emission into the atmosphere, carbon monoxide affects several processes that contribute to climate change.Carbon monoxide has important biological roles across phylogenetic kingdoms. It is produced by many organisms, including humans. In mammalian physiology, carbon monoxide is a classical example of hormesis where low concentrations serve as an endogenous neurotransmitter (gasotransmitter) and high concentrations are toxic resulting in carbon monoxide poisoning. It is isoelectronic with cyanide anion CN−.

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1. carbon monoxide

   Carbon monoxide is a colorless, odorless, and tasteless gas that is slightly less dense than air. It is toxic to humans and animals when encountered in higher concentrations. Its chemical formula is CO, meaning it consists of one carbon atom and one oxygen atom, bound together through a triple bond. It is produced from the partial oxidation of carbon-containing compounds when oxygen supply is insufficient for complete oxidation to carbon dioxide (CO2). It is often emitted in large quantities in car exhaust and improperly vented heating systems.

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1. Carbon monoxide

   Carbon monoxide is a colorless, odorless, and tasteless gas that is slightly lighter than air. It is toxic to humans and animals when encountered in higher concentrations, although it is also produced in normal animal metabolism in low quantities, and is thought to have some normal biological functions. In the atmosphere it is spatially variable, short lived, having a role in the formation of ground-level ozone. Carbon monoxide consists of one carbon atom and one oxygen atom, connected by a triple bond that consists of two covalent bonds as well as one dative covalent bond. It is the simplest oxocarbon, and isoelectronic with the cyanide ion and molecular nitrogen. In coordination complexes the carbon monoxide ligand is called carbonyl. Carbon monoxide is produced from the partial oxidation of carbon-containing compounds; it forms when there is not enough oxygen to produce carbon dioxide, such as when operating a stove or an internal combustion engine in an enclosed space. In the presence of oxygen, carbon monoxide burns with a blue flame, producing carbon dioxide. Coal gas, which was widely used before the 1960s for domestic lighting, cooking, and heating, had carbon monoxide as a significant constituent. Some processes in modern technology, such as iron smelting, still produce carbon monoxide as a byproduct.¹²

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1. Carbon Monoxide

   Carbon monoxide (CO). A poisonous colorless, odorless, tasteless gas. It combines with hemoglobin to form carboxyhemoglobin, which has no oxygen carrying capacity. The resultant oxygen deprivation causes headache, dizziness, decreased pulse and respiratory rates, unconsciousness, and death. (From Merck Index, 11th ed)

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of carbon monoxide in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of carbon monoxide in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of carbon monoxide in a Sentence

1. Bich Tran:

   Our body can heal itself, within 12 hours or few days after the smoking, the level of carbon monoxide in blood will decline and the circulatory system will start repairing the damage.

2. Mieczyslaw Kaczmarczyk:

   Inside there are highly effective, catalytic gas burners which burn the gas superbly. Their unique feature is that the combustion of gas occurs at a very high temperature, about 800 degrees (Celsius). Therefore the gas burns completely, it burns very accurately, and harmful gases such as carbon monoxide or nitrogen oxides are not produced.

3. Thomas Eissenberg:

   Both the laboratory and the naturalistic studies are consistent with one another, that water pipe tobacco smoke contains many toxicants, including nicotine that causes dependence, tobacco-specific nitrosamines that cause cancer, carbon monoxide that causes cardiovascular disease, and now benzene that causes leukemia, and water pipe tobacco smokers have these same toxicants in their bodies after they smoke tobacco in a water pipe.

4. Kristie Mitchell:

   It could be a carbon monoxide situation. That’s one of the reasons why we’re treating it as a hazmat situation.

5. Brian Pallister:

   To see this many people impacted by carbon monoxide poisoning its unprecedented in my experience.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=carbon monoxide
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Carbon_Monoxide
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbon_Monoxide
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5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=carbon monoxide