monoxides
One-oxygen chemical compounds
Monoxides are chemical compounds containing one oxygen atom bonded to another element.
Carbon monoxide, the most commonly referenced, is a colorless, odorless gas produced by incomplete combustion—dangerous because it binds to hemoglobin and prevents oxygen transport.
Other monoxides include nitrogen monoxide and carbon monoxide's role in car exhaust and furnace leaks.
Harmful substance exposure
- asphyxiantGas blocking oxygen access
- lethalCausing or capable of death
- hazardousLikely to cause injury
- inhalationTaking breath in
exposure · deadly · health risks · headache · dizziness · nausea · suffocation · detector
Substances released into air
- exhaustUse up entirely
- fumesAirborne chemical irritants
- smogSunlight-activated urban pollution
- air qualityPollution level measurement
greenhouse gases · industrial emissions · environmental hazard · fossil fuels · incomplete combustion · smoke · power plants · catalytic converter
Having two atoms
- covalentSharing electrons between atoms
- bondingForming close connections
- binaryConsisting of two parts
- valenceCombining power measure
electron · stoichiometry · molecular weight · gas phase · vapor · synthesis · inorganic · oxidation state
Urgent warning signal
- sensorInput-detecting device
- monitorDisplay or supervisor
- warningAlert about danger
- electrochemicalInvolving electricity and chemistry
infrared · ppm · concentration · calibration · testing · workplace safety
poisoning
Harmful substance exposure
- asphyxiantGas blocking oxygen access
- lethalCausing or capable of death
- hazardousLikely to cause injury
inhalation · exposure · deadly · health risks · headache · dizziness · nausea · suffocation · detector · alarm
emissions
Substances released into air
air quality · greenhouse gases · industrial emissions · environmental hazard · fossil fuels · incomplete combustion · smoke · power plants · catalytic converter
diatomic
Having two atoms
- covalentSharing electrons between atoms
- bondingForming close connections
- binaryConsisting of two parts
valence · electron · stoichiometry · molecular weight · gas phase · vapor · synthesis · inorganic · oxidation state · chemical formula
nitric oxide
Reactive nitrogen-oxygen compound
alarm
Urgent warning signal
electrochemical · infrared · ppm · concentration · calibration · testing · workplace safety
- carbon monoxideToxic combustion byproduct gas
- carbon monoxide detectorDevice sensing deadly fumes
- carbon monoxide poisoningHemoglobin oxygen blockage illness
- carbon monoxide alarmDevice detecting poisonous gas
- carbon monoxide safetyGuarding against odorless toxic gas