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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Authorities had conducted a second test of the hotel room for carbon monoxide poisoning after the first test showed no signs, Belize Police Commissioner Chester Williams said on Wednesday, March 19, per a clip shared by 7 News Belize.
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Charna Flam, People.com, 27 Mar. 2025
Authorities in Belize said Wednesday that three American women who were found dead last month while on vacation in the country died as a result of carbon monoxide poisoning.
—Kierra Frazier, CBS News, 26 Mar. 2025
Authorities in Belize are taking a closer look at the possibility that carbon monoxide poisoning may have played a role in the deaths of three Americans last month.
—Dennis Romero, NBC news, 25 Mar. 2025
Fire officials said crews responding to a Glen Arm home for a report of a cardiac arrest found dangerously high carbon monoxide levels.
—Todd Karpovich, Baltimore Sun, 25 Mar. 2025
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Charna Flam, People.com, 27 Mar. 2025
Authorities in Belize said Wednesday that three American women who were found dead last month while on vacation in the country died as a result of carbon monoxide poisoning.
—Kierra Frazier, CBS News, 26 Mar. 2025
Authorities in Belize are taking a closer look at the possibility that carbon monoxide poisoning may have played a role in the deaths of three Americans last month.
—Dennis Romero, NBC news, 25 Mar. 2025
Fire officials said crews responding to a Glen Arm home for a report of a cardiac arrest found dangerously high carbon monoxide levels.
—Todd Karpovich, Baltimore Sun, 25 Mar. 2025
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“Carbon monoxide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/carbon%20monoxide. Accessed 1 Apr. 2025.
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