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CARBON MONOXIDE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
Synonyms:
carbon monoxide; carbon monoxide gas; CO
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("carbon monoxide" is a kind of...):
monoxide (an oxide containing just one atom of oxygen in the molecule)
Context examples:
The anti-inflammatory actions of HO-1 appear to be the result of signaling by the carbon monoxide it produces since removal of CO blocks the anti-inflammatory action of IL-10 and HO-1.
(IL10 Anti-inflammatory Signaling Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)
Sources of indoor pollution include: • Mold and pollen • Tobacco smoke • Household products and pesticides • Gases such as radon and carbon monoxide • Materials used in the building such as asbestos, formaldehyde and lead
(Indoor Air Pollution, Environmental Protection Agency)
A colorless, volatile and highly flammable, liquid inorganic compound with a characteristic, musty odor that emits toxic carbon monoxide fumes upon heating.
(Nickel Carbonyl, NCI Thesaurus)
When 1,4-dichlorobenzene is heated to decomposition, toxic gases and vapors (such as hydrochloric acid and carbon monoxide) are released.
(Paradichlorobenzene, NCI Thesaurus)
Useful in the treatment of severe burns, peripheral vascular disease, carbon monoxide poisoning and decompression illness.
(Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy, NCI Thesaurus)
A stable, white, crystalline chlorinated hydrocarbon that emits very toxic fumes of carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, hydrochloric acid and other chlorinated compounds when heated to decomposition.
(Hexachlorobenzene, NCI Thesaurus)
This allele, which encodes heme oxygenase 1 protein, plays a role in the conversion of heme to bilirubin and carbon monoxide.
(HMOX1 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)
It is also used to treat carbon monoxide poisoning and other conditions in which the tissues are not getting enough oxygen.
(Hyperbaric oxygen, NCI Dictionary)
JPL scientists used a high-temperature "oven" to heat a mixture of hydrogen and carbon monoxide to more than 2,000 degrees Fahrenheit (1,100 Celsius), about the temperature of molten lava.
(Cooking up Alien Atmospheres on Earth, NASA)
The findings indicate that WASP-18b has hot carbon monoxide in the stratosphere and cooler carbon monoxide in the layer of the atmosphere below, called the troposphere.
(WASP-18b Has Smothering Stratosphere Without Water, NASA)
