carbon monoxide
noun
: 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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On Thursday, that account posted again, detailing disturbing plans for a death by carbon monoxide poisoning.
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Chris Looft, ABC News, 19 May 2025
The process produced fuel blends with less carbon monoxide and hydrocarbons.
—Marshall Shepherd, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
This occurs when a high level of carbon monoxide is detected, the head of the Costa Rican judicial police said.
—Lee Habeeb, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Apr. 2025
Their residence was tested for the colorless, odorless gas and was cleared by the Santa Fe City Fire Department after authorities were unable to find evidence of a carbon monoxide leak or poisoning.
—Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 15 Apr. 2025
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Chris Looft, ABC News, 19 May 2025
The process produced fuel blends with less carbon monoxide and hydrocarbons.
—Marshall Shepherd, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
This occurs when a high level of carbon monoxide is detected, the head of the Costa Rican judicial police said.
—Lee Habeeb, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Apr. 2025
Their residence was tested for the colorless, odorless gas and was cleared by the Santa Fe City Fire Department after authorities were unable to find evidence of a carbon monoxide leak or poisoning.
—Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 15 Apr. 2025
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“Carbon monoxide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/carbon%20monoxide. Accessed 1 Jun. 2025.
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