- an oxide that contains one oxygen atom per molecule
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mon•ox•ide
(mon ok′sīd, mə nok′-),USA pronunciation n. [Chem.]
- Chemistryan oxide containing one oxygen atom in each molecule.
- mon- + oxide 1865–70
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monoxide /mɒˈnɒksaɪd/ n
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- coal gas
- lead monoxide
- litharge
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- nitrogen monoxide
- perfuse
- producer gas
- steam reforming
- synthesis gas
- water gas
- whitedamp
- acetic acid
- baryta
- carbonyl
- ferrous oxide
- Fischer-Tropsch process
- fume
- hydroformylation
- iron monoxide
- massicot
- methanation
- methyl alcohol
- myoglobin
- nickel carbonyl
- oxalic acid
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- wet puddling
- white damp
- soda
- sodium monoxide
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