carbon monoxide
noun
: a colorless odorless very toxic gas CO that is formed as a product of the incomplete combustion of carbon or a carbon compound
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Hopkins said the children tested for high levels of carbon monoxide exposure.
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Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 25 May 2024
Gas stoves emit a variety of pollutants, including asphyxiating carbon monoxide, cancer-causing formaldehyde and benzene.
—Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2024
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Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 25 May 2024
Gas stoves emit a variety of pollutants, including asphyxiating carbon monoxide, cancer-causing formaldehyde and benzene.
—Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2024
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“Carbon monoxide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/carbon%20monoxide. Accessed 28 May. 2024.
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