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Making matters more mysterious, the local Fire Department and gas company found no immediate indication there was a gas leak or possible monoxide poisoning or leak, per the affidavit.
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Ben Brachfeld, People.com, 28 Feb. 2025
In particular, silicon monoxide proved useful in tracking energetic rippling shockwaves.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 21 Mar. 2025
The team theorizes that shocks initially create these thin filaments in the process, releasing silicon monoxide and organic molecules like methanol, methyl cyanide, and cyanoacetylene into the interstellar medium.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 21 Mar. 2025
The filaments were detected in the emission lines of both silicon monoxide (SiO)—which is particularly useful for detecting the presence of shock waves in the cloud—and eight other molecules.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
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Ben Brachfeld, People.com, 28 Feb. 2025
In particular, silicon monoxide proved useful in tracking energetic rippling shockwaves.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 21 Mar. 2025
The team theorizes that shocks initially create these thin filaments in the process, releasing silicon monoxide and organic molecules like methanol, methyl cyanide, and cyanoacetylene into the interstellar medium.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 21 Mar. 2025
The filaments were detected in the emission lines of both silicon monoxide (SiO)—which is particularly useful for detecting the presence of shock waves in the cloud—and eight other molecules.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
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“Monoxide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/monoxide. Accessed 19 May. 2025.
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monoxide
noun
mon·ox·ide
mə-ˈnäk-ˌsīd 
: an oxide containing only one oxygen atom in the molecule
Medical Definition
monoxide
noun
mon·ox·ide
mə-ˈnäk-ˌsīd
: an oxide containing one atom of oxygen per molecule see carbon monoxide
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