Definition that contains carbon monoxide
- carbonyl a compound containing metal combined with carbon monoxide
- hyperbaric chamber a large chamber in which the oxygen pressure is above normal for the atmosphere; used in treating breathing disorders or carbon monoxide poisoning
- afterdamp a toxic mixture of gases (including carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide and nitrogen) after an explosion of firedamp in a mine
- carbon monoxide poisoning a toxic condition that results from inhaling and absorbing carbon monoxide gas
- producer gas a gas made of carbon monoxide and hydrogen and nitrogen; made by passing air over hot coke
- catalytic converter a converter that uses a platinum-iridium catalyst to oxidize pollutants and carbon monoxide into carbon dioxide and water; an antipollution device on an automotive exhaust system
- water gas a mixture of hydrogen and carbon monoxide with small amounts of other gases; made by blowing steam over hot coke or coal
- respire undergo the biomedical and metabolic processes of respiration by taking up oxygen and producing carbon monoxide
- formic acid a colorless pungent fuming vesicatory liquid acid HCOOH found naturally in ants and many plants or made catalytically from carbon monoxide and steam; used in finishing textiles and paper and in the manufacture of insecticides and fumigants
- air gas a gas made of carbon monoxide and hydrogen and nitrogen; made by passing air over hot coke