carbon monoxide
nounDefinition 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
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He also is required to have onboard a fire extinguisher, smoke and carbon monoxide detectors and life jackets. — Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "They love fishing, so they set cabins afloat: Wolf River rafts are 'home' to some anglers," 20 June 2018 Most of the smoke and carbon monoxide alarms in the building were missing, officials said. — Alana Levene, BostonGlobe.com, "Fatal Waltham fire likely started by smoking materials, officials said," 11 June 2018 Firefighters will check for common fire hazards and batteries in smoke and carbon monoxide detectors. — Houston Chronicle, "Katy-area calendar of events," 28 May 2018 Install smoke detectors outside each bedroom and make sure there are working smoke and carbon monoxide alarms on every level of your home, including your basement. — Caroline Picard, Good Housekeeping, "This Why You Should NEVER Plug Space Heaters Into Power Strips," 29 Nov. 2017 Despite aggressive public-information campaigns by federal and local officials on that point, carbon monoxide poisoning incidents remain a serious problem. — Juliet Eilperin, chicagotribune.com, "Emails reveal close rapport between top EPA officials and those they regulate," 1 July 2018 The air in caves tends to be good, and cavers would typically worry about high concentrations of carbon monoxide, not low concentrations of oxygen, said Dinko Novosel, the president of the European Cave Rescue Association. — New York Times, "8 Saved, 5 to Go in Thai Cave Rescue," 9 July 2018 Both teams focused on carbon monoxide, a gas that emits a distinctive signal at millimeter wavelength, perfect for the ALMA’s sensitivity. — Daniel Clery, Science | AAAS, "This distant disk may contain the youngest exoplanets ever detected," 14 June 2018 In case traffic starts to build up, environmental sensors on the roadway deck measure carbon monoxide, NOx, and particulate levels every minute, for a continuous five-minute average. — Tim Newcomb, WIRED, "The Brilliant Vigilance of Seattle's Gargantuan New Tunnel," 13 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'carbon monoxide.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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