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carbon monoxide


carbon monoxide

noun

Definition of CARBON MONOXIDE

: a colorless odorless very toxic gas CO that is formed as a product of the incomplete combustion of carbon or a carbon compound

First Known Use of CARBON MONOXIDE

1869

Rhymes with CARBON MONOXIDE

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