monoxide

noun

monoxide

noun

/məˈnɒksʌɪd/

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

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Chemistry, Natural sciences, Physical sciences 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:

Derived terms: arsenic monoxide, arsenic monoxide monochloride, bromine monoxide, carbon monoxide, dichlorine monoxide, dihydrogen monoxide, dinitrogen monoxide, diprotium monoxide, hydrogen monoxide, lead monoxide, nitrogen monoxide, silicon monoxide, sulfur monoxide, sulphur monoxide

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