car·bon mon·ox·ide
noun/ˌkɑːbən məˈnɒksaɪd/
/ˌkɑːrbən məˈnɑːksaɪd/
[uncountable] (symbol CO)
- a poisonous gas formed when carbon burns partly but not completely. It is produced when petrol is burned in car engines.
一氧化碳 Oxford Collocations DictionaryCarbon monoxide is used before these nouns:- fumes
- poisoning