carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide
21carbon monoxide — 1873, so called because it consists of one carbon and one oxygen atom (as opposed to carbon dioxide, which has two of the latter) …
22carbon emissions — carbon e missions noun plural carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide in the atmosphere, produced by vehicles and industrial processes …
23carbon emissions — UK US noun [plural] carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide in the atmosphere, produced by vehicles and industrial processes Thesaurus: pollutantshyponym natural worldsynonym …
24carbon-neutral — UK US adjective a carbon neutral activity, company etc balances the amount of carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide it produces with actions that are designed to protect the environment, for example planting trees or using less electricity Thesaurus …
25Carbon monoxide — chembox Name = Carbon monoxide ImageFileL1 = Carbon monoxide 2D.svg ImageSizeL1 = 100px ImageNameL1 = Structure of the carbon monoxide molecule ImageFileR1 = Carbon monoxide 3D vdW.png ImageSizeR1 = 120px ImageNameR1 = Space filling model of the… …
26carbon monoxide — a colorless, odorless, poisonous gas, CO, that burns with a pale blue flame, produced when carbon burns with insufficient air: used chiefly in organic synthesis, metallurgy, and in the preparation of metal carbonyls, as nickel carbonyl. [1870 75] …
27Carbon monoxide poisoning — This article is about carbon monoxide poisoning. For general information on carbon monoxide, see carbon monoxide. Carbon monoxide poisoning Classification and external resources Spacefilling model of a carbon monoxide molecule …
28Carbon sink — A carbon sink is reservoir of carbon that accumulates and stores carbon for an indefinite period. The main natural sinks are: # Absorption of carbon dioxide by the oceans # Photosynthesis by plants and algae The process by which carbon sinks… …
29Carbon suboxide — Chembox new Name = Carbon suboxide ImageFile = Carbon suboxide 2D dimensions.png ImageName = Structure of carbon suboxide ImageFile1 = Carbon suboxide 3D vdW.png ImageName1 = Space filling model of carbon suboxide IUPACName = propadiene 1,3 dione …
30Carbon monoxide poisoning — Poisoning with carbon monoxide, a tasteless odorless gas that is a byproduct of combustion. Carbon monoxide acts as a poison by competing with oxygen for binding sites on hemoglobin, the molecule in red blood cells that carries oxygen from the… …
