carbonyl
/ˈkɑː(ɹ)bənɪl/
carbonyl noun: a divalent functional group, (-CO-), characteristic of aldehydes, ketones, carboxylic acids, amides, carboxylic acid anhydrides, carbonyl halides, esters and others.
Noun
carbonyl (plural carbonyls)
- A divalent functional group, (-CO-), characteristic of aldehydes, ketones, carboxylic acids, amides, carboxylic acid anhydrides, carbonyl halides, esters and others.
- Any compound of a metal with carbon monoxide, such as nickel carbonyl, Ni(CO)₄.
carbonyl meaning in Persian
carbonyl in Persian
- functional group -CO-
- کربونیل karbonil
Forms of carbonyl
| plural | carbonyls |
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Origin of carbonyl
From carbon + -yl.
Words formed from carbonyl
- azodicarbonyl
- carbonylate
- carbonylation
- carbonyl chloride
- carbonyl cyanide
- carbonyldiamine
- carbonylhemoglobin
- carbonylic
- carbonyl stretch
- carbonylsulfide
- carbonyl sulfide, carbonyl sulphide
- carboxyl
- chlorocarbonyl
- cyclohexyloxycarbonyloxyethyl
- decacarbonyl
- decacarbonyldihydridotriosmium
- dicarbonyl
- fluorocarbonyl
- hexacarbonyl
- hexadecacarbonylhexarhodium
- hydrocarbonyl
- metal carbonyl
- molybdenum carbonyl
- monocarbonyl
- nickel carbonyl
- pentacarbonyl
- sulfocarbonyl, sulphocarbonyl
- tetracarbonyl
- thiocarbonyl
- tricarbonyl
- tungsten carbonyl
Phrases with carbonyl
Questions about carbonyl
- What does carbonyl mean?
- Carbonyl means a divalent functional group, (-CO-), characteristic of aldehydes, ketones, carboxylic acids, amides, carboxylic acid anhydrides, carbonyl halides, esters and others.
- What is carbonyl in Persian?
- Carbonyl in Persian is کربونیل (karbonil). See Carbonyl meaning in Persian.
- What part of speech is carbonyl?
- Carbonyl is a noun.
- How do you pronounce carbonyl?
- Carbonyl is pronounced /ˈkɑː(ɹ)bənɪl/.
- What is the plural of carbonyl?
- The plural of carbonyl is carbonyls.
Words near carbonyl in the dictionary
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