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monoxide

mo·no·xide

UK/məˈnɒksʌɪd/ US/mʌˈnɑksaɪd/ uncommon

noun

1.

an oxide containing just one atom of oxygen in the molecule

Origin

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

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