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carbonylation

carbonylation noun: any reaction that introduces a carbonyl group into a compound, especially by reaction with carbon monoxide.

Noun

carbonylation (plural carbonylations)

  1. Any reaction that introduces a carbonyl group into a compound, especially by reaction with carbon monoxide

Forms of carbonylation

pluralcarbonylations

Origin of carbonylation

From carbonyl + -ation.

Words formed from carbonylation

Questions about carbonylation

What does carbonylation mean?
Carbonylation means any reaction that introduces a carbonyl group into a compound, especially by reaction with carbon monoxide.
What part of speech is carbonylation?
Carbonylation is a noun.
What is the plural of carbonylation?
The plural of carbonylation is carbonylations.

Words near carbonylation in the dictionary

  1. carbonylatable
  2. carbonylate
  3. carbonylated
  4. carbonylates
  5. carbonylating
  6. carbonylation
  7. carbonylations
  8. carbonylative
  9. carbonylcyanide
  10. carbonyldiamine
  11. carbonylhemoglobin

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