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monocarbonyl

monocarbonyl noun: any compound that has a single carbonyl group.

Noun

monocarbonyl (plural monocarbonyls)

  1. Any compound that has a single carbonyl group

Forms of monocarbonyl

pluralmonocarbonyls

Origin of monocarbonyl

From mono- + carbonyl.

Questions about monocarbonyl

What does monocarbonyl mean?
Monocarbonyl means any compound that has a single carbonyl group.
What part of speech is monocarbonyl?
Monocarbonyl is a noun.
What is the plural of monocarbonyl?
The plural of monocarbonyl is monocarbonyls.

Words near monocarbonyl in the dictionary

  1. monocarbides
  2. monocarbon
  3. monocarbonate
  4. monocarbonates
  5. monocarbonic
  6. monocarbonyl
  7. monocarbonylation
  8. monocarbonylations
  9. monocarbonyls
  10. monocarboxylate
  11. monocarboxylates

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