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carbonylative

carbonylative adjective: that forms a carbonyl group, especially by combination with carbon monoxide.

Adjective

carbonylative (not comparable)

  1. That forms a carbonyl group, especially by combination with carbon monoxide

Origin of carbonylative

From carbonylate + -ive.

Questions about carbonylative

What does carbonylative mean?
Carbonylative means that forms a carbonyl group, especially by combination with carbon monoxide.
What part of speech is carbonylative?
Carbonylative is an adjective.

Words near carbonylative in the dictionary

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

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