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Best Home Security Systems • Best Outdoor Security Cameras Sensor Types Carbon monoxide alarms use a variety of detection methods, and the kind of sensor is often directly related to the power source.
—Kaz Weida, Popular Mechanics, 25 Apr. 2023
At the hospital, Ashlyn said doctors determined that Kade's monoxide levels were the highest of her kids, at 39.
—Joelle Goldstein, PEOPLE.com, 17 Nov. 2021
Are there opportunities to close resource loops in energy, water or materials (e.g., capturing carbon dioxide/monoxide for carbon recycling, capturing and manage water on-site, using zero-emission transport options, providing your wastes to another company as an input, etc.)?
—Rolf Nordstrom, Forbes, 13 May 2021
Other causes included carbon-monoxide poisoning, exacerbation of preexisting conditions, falls, fires and traffic accidents.
—Dallas News, 14 Feb. 2022
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First Known Use
1868, in the meaning defined above
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“Monoxide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/monoxide. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
Kids Definition
monoxide
noun
mon·ox·ide
mə-ˈnäk-ˌsīd
: an oxide containing only one oxygen atom in the molecule
Medical Definition
monoxide
noun
mon·ox·ide
mə-ˈnäk-ˌsīd
: an oxide containing one atom of oxygen per molecule see carbon monoxide
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