carbonyl
containing the carbonyl group.
a compound containing metal combined with carbon monoxide, as nickel carbonyl, Ni(CO)4.
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How to use carbonyl in a sentence
Detectable biosignatures on Hycean planets could include rare molecules associated with life on Earth like dimethyl sulfide and carbonyl sulfide.
New ideas on what makes a planet habitable could reshape the search for life | Lisa Grossman | August 30, 2021 | Science NewsIt is very poisonous, uniting with the haemoglobin of the blood to form carbonyl-haemoglobin.
Chromic acid converts it into phosgene (carbonyl chloride, COCl2).
On oxidation, the molecule is split at the carbonyl group and a mixture of acids is obtained.
This is probably due to the formation of carbonyl gas in the smothered fire.
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The salts of the carbonyl acids and other acid phenol dyes are but little suitable: and least of all, the nitro dyes.
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British Dictionary definitions for carbonyl
/ (ˈkɑːbəˌnaɪl, -nɪl) /
(modifier) of, consisting of, or containing the divalent group =CO: a carbonyl group or radical
any one of a class of inorganic complexes in which carbonyl groups are bound directly to metal atoms
Derived forms of carbonyl
- carbonylic (ˌkɑːbəˈnɪlɪk), adjective
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Scientific definitions for carbonyl
[ kär′bə-nĭl′ ]
The radical CO, found in a wide range of chemical compounds, especially in aldehydes and ketones.
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