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carbonyl
[ kahr-buh-nil ]
noun
- a compound containing metal combined with carbon monoxide, as nickel carbonyl, Ni(CO) 4 .
carbonyl
/ -nɪl; ˈkɑːbəˌnaɪl; ˌkɑːbəˈnɪlɪk /
noun
- 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
carbonyl
/ kär′bə-nĭl′ /
- The radical CO, found in a wide range of chemical compounds, especially in aldehydes and ketones.
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Derived Forms
- carbonylic, adjective
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Example Sentences
It is very poisonous, uniting with the haemoglobin of the blood to form carbonyl-haemoglobin.
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Chromic acid converts it into phosgene (carbonyl chloride, COCl2).
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On oxidation, the molecule is split at the carbonyl group and a mixture of acids is obtained.
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This is probably due to the formation of carbonyl gas in the smothered fire.
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The salts of the carbonyl acids and other acid phenol dyes are but little suitable: and least of all, the nitro dyes.
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