carbon monoxide
Noun
Meaning
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
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Ambivalence is like carbon monoxide - undetectable yet deadly.
While information is the oxygen of the modern age, disinformation is the carbon monoxide that can poison generations.
Nest Thermostat owners like the carbon monoxide link. If Nest Protect's carbon monoxide alarm goes off, the Nest Thermostat automatically turns off the gas furnace.
Diesel engines do not emit enough carbon monoxide to kill anybody.
Acetic acid and formic acid are produced by the carbonylation of methanol, conducted with iodide and alkoxide promoters, respectively, and often with high pressures of carbon monoxide, usually involving additional hydrolytic steps.
A fire led to excessively high levels of carbon monoxide, officials said.