Carbon monoxide is a poisonous substance formed by the incomplete combustion of carbon compounds.
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Monoxide
/məˈnɒksʌɪd/
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You shouldn't sleep with a coal stove on because it releases a very toxic gas called carbon monoxide. Sleeping with a coal stove running may result in death.
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Our atmosphere contains 21% oxygen, which is necessary for us to breathe, 78% nitrogen, and 0.9% argon. The other 0.1% consists of water vapor, carbon dioxide, neon, methane, krypton, helium, xenon, hydrogen, nitrous oxide, carbon monoxide, nitrogen dioxide, sulfur dioxide, and ozone.
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Carbon monoxide poisoning can cause hallucinations.
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