carbonyl
[ kahr-buh-nil ]
/ ˈkɑr bə nɪl /
adjective
containing the carbonyl group.
noun
a compound containing metal combined with carbon monoxide, as nickel carbonyl, Ni(CO)4.
Words nearby carbonyl
Example sentences from the Web for carbonyl
This is probably due to the formation of carbonyl gas in the smothered fire.
History Of Egypt, Chalda, Syria, Babylonia, And Assyria In The Light Of Recent Discovery |L.W. King and H.R. HallThe salts of the carbonyl acids and other acid phenol dyes are but little suitable: and least of all, the nitro dyes.
Histology of the Blood |Paul EhrlichChromic acid converts it into phosgene (carbonyl chloride, COCl2).
On oxidation, the molecule is split at the carbonyl group and a mixture of acids is obtained.
British Dictionary definitions for carbonyl
carbonyl
/ (ˈkɑːbəˌnaɪl, -nɪl) /
noun chem
(modifier)
of, consisting of, or containing the divalent group =CO
a carbonyl group or radical
any one of a class of inorganic complexes in which carbonyl groups are bound directly to metal atoms
Derived forms of carbonyl
carbonylic (ˌkɑːbəˈnɪlɪk), adjectiveMedical definitions for carbonyl
carbonyl
[ kär′bə-nĭl′ ]
n.
The bivalent radical CO.
Scientific definitions for carbonyl
carbonyl
[ kär′bə-nĭl′ ]
The radical CO, found in a wide range of chemical compounds, especially in aldehydes and ketones.