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monoxide

Any oxide having only one atom of oxygen; e.g., CO.

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mon·ox·ide mə-'näk-.sīd n an oxide containing one atom of oxygen per molecule see CARBON MONOXIDE

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mon·ox·ide (mon-okґsīd) an oxide containing but one atom of oxygen; vernacularly applied to carbon monoxide.

Medical dictionary. 2011.