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monoxide en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /məˈnɒksʌɪd/

Etymology

Formed as mon- + oxide; compare the earlier dioxide, pentoxide, and tetroxide.

Meanings

1. Any oxide containing a single oxygen atom in each molecule or formula unit.
   • A process for preparing normally solid high molecular weight, hydrocarbon polymers which comprises heating and reacting carbon monoxide with hydrogen at a temperature of 125 ° to 350 °C, under a pressure of at least 30 atmospheres and in contact with a phosphomolybdic compound represented by the formula P₂Mo_(20–24)O_(2–60). 1959, The Canadian Patent Office Record and Register of Copyrights, volume 87, page 6658:

Forms

Deriveds

nitrogen monoxide · dihydrogen monoxide · silicon monoxide · sulphur monoxide · hydrogen monoxide · carbon monoxide · diprotium monoxide · dinitrogen monoxide · sulfur monoxide · arsenic monoxide · dichlorine monoxide · bromine monoxide · lead monoxide · arsenic monoxide monochloride

Translations (16)

pt monóxido (oxide containing a single oxygen atom) · ru моноокси́д (oxide containing a single oxygen atom) · fr protoxyde (oxide containing a single oxygen atom) · es monóxido (oxide containing a single oxygen atom) · pl monotlenek (oxide containing a single oxygen atom) · fi monoksidi (oxide containing a single oxygen atom) · hu monoxid (oxide containing a single oxygen atom) · nl monoxide (oxide containing a single oxygen atom) · ms monoksida (oxide containing a single oxygen atom) · ru одноо́кись (oxide containing a single oxygen atom) · it monossido (oxide containing a single oxygen atom) · ca monòxid (oxide containing a single oxygen atom) · el μονοξείδιο (oxide containing a single oxygen atom) · de Oxydul (oxide containing a single oxygen atom) · ro monoxid (oxide containing a single oxygen atom) · ga aonocsaíd (oxide containing a single oxygen atom)