monoxide

monoxide

an oxide that contains one oxygen atom per molecule

Collins Discovery Encyclopedia, 1st edition © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

monoxide

[mə′näk‚sīd]

(chemistry)

A compound that contains a single oxygen atom, such as carbon monoxide, CO.

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.