carbon monoxide poisoning
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- noun
- /ˈkɑrbən məˈnɒksaɪd ˈpɔɪzənɪŋ/
- Specialized
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intoxicación por monóxido de carbono
- The symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning are headache, dizziness, weakness, nausea, vomiting, sleepiness, and confusion, according to the health department.
- died from carbon monoxide poisoning
- suffered from carbon monoxide poisoning
- Accidental carbon monoxide poisoning
Examples
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They've seen more cases of carbon monoxide poisoning over the years, which can come from a natural gas leak.
Blog text (2) -
She died of carbon monoxide poisoning.
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The morning shift found him; his car was still running, and he was dead from carbon monoxide poisoning.
Fiction book (1998) -
Do not count on your car engine to keep it warm; there is a grave danger of carbon monoxide poisoning and death if you do.
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Taken to the hospital, the Maddoxes were treated for carbon monoxide poisoning and released.
Fiction book (1999) -
Running a generator in a basement or garage, even with windows open, can cause potentially fatal carbon monoxide poisoning.
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To avoid carbon monoxide poisoning, take necessary household precautions such as installing a detector and checking for burning.
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Carbon monoxide exposure is a silent killer, and the number of carbon monoxide poisoning cases and fatalities typically increases following severe weather events.
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No big surprises in the coroner's preliminary reports; Stuart Henley died of carbon monoxide poisoning.
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After all, a faulty chimney can be fatal, causing house fires or carbon monoxide poisoning.
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is fully compositional: 'carbon monoxide' names the CO gas (one oxygen bound to carbon) and 'poisoning' denotes harm from a toxic substance, so a learner who knows those constituents can infer a harmful condition caused by carbon monoxide. This technical noun–noun compound follows regular English compounding patterns and has clear cross‑linguistic parallels, making the meaning immediately recoverable.
Etymology
Carbon monoxide poisoning comes from the image of the invisible gas carbon monoxide quietly seeping into a room and 'poisoning' people by stopping oxygen from reaching their blood, like a silent fog that makes them dizzy or faint. So the term means 'a dangerous illness caused by breathing carbon monoxide'.