Carbon monoxide is a poisonous gas that is produced especially by the engines of vehicles.
The limit for carbon monoxide is 4.5 per cent of the exhaust gas.
carbon monoxide in British English
noun
a colourless odourless poisonous flammable gas formed when carbon compounds burn in insufficient air and produced by the action of steam on hot carbon: used as a reducing agent in metallurgy and as a fuel. Formula: CO
carbon monoxide in American English
a colorless, odorless, highly poisonous gas, CO, produced by the incomplete combustion of carbonaceous material: it burns with a pale-blue flame
carbon monoxide in Automotive Engineering
(kɑrbən mənɒksaɪd) or CO
noun
(Automotive engineering: Fuels, oils, emissions, and other fluids)
Carbon monoxide is a poisonous gas that is produced especially by the engines of vehicles.
The limit for carbon monoxide is 4.5 percent of the exhaust gas.
Catalytic converters reduce the amount of carbon monoxide in exhaust fumes.
The train releases only 60 percent of the carbon monoxide emitted by cars needed to transport the same number of passengers.
Examples of 'carbon monoxide' in a sentence
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Carbon monoxide is produced when fossil fuels burn without a good air supply.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
We were rushed to hospital, where blood tests confirmed we had carbon monoxide poisoning.
The Sun (2016)
By law, you must do an annual gas safety check and fit smoke and carbon monoxide detectors.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
AN expat couple died of carbon monoxide fumes from a faulty boiler.
The Sun (2016)
THREE makes of carbon monoxide detector have been withdrawn from sale on Amazon and eBay after failing a series of safety tests.
The Sun (2016)
This burns the waste to ash and releases highly flammable carbon monoxide and hydrogen gases.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Smoking affects the heart by the action of nicotine and carbon monoxide.
Wallace, Louise M & Bundy, Christine Coping with Angina (1990)
Detectives were examining whether the deaths might be linked to carbon monoxide poisoning.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
We saw doctors and a hospital report showed we'd all been affected by carbon monoxide.
The Sun (2014)
Carbon monoxide poisoning was diagnosed.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
But problems ovens and boilers can lead to a up of carbon monoxide that can headaches, nausea, dizziness and tiredness.
The Sun (2015)
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British English: carbon monoxide NOUN
Carbon monoxide is a poisonous gas that is produced by engines that use petrol.
The limit for carbon monoxide is 4.5 per cent of the exhaust gas.