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(car-bon-mon-ox-ide) 5 syllables

Definition

noun. a colorless; odorless; highly poisonous gas; CO; produced by the incomplete combustion of carbonaceous material; it burns with a paleblue flame

Example Sentence

Carbon monoxide is an odorless and very poisonous gas.

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