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monocarbonylation

monocarbonylation noun: any reaction that introduces one carbonyl group into a compound.

Noun

monocarbonylation (usually uncountable, plural monocarbonylations)

  1. (usually) Any reaction that introduces one carbonyl group into a compound.

Forms of monocarbonylation

pluralmonocarbonylations

Origin of monocarbonylation

From mono- + carbonylation.

Questions about monocarbonylation

What does monocarbonylation mean?
Monocarbonylation means any reaction that introduces one carbonyl group into a compound.
What part of speech is monocarbonylation?
Monocarbonylation is a noun.
What is the plural of monocarbonylation?
The plural of monocarbonylation is monocarbonylations.

Words near monocarbonylation in the dictionary

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

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