English Explanatory Dictionary

carbonyl

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A divalent functional group, (-CO-), characteristic of aldehydes, ketones, carboxylic acids, amides, carboxylic acid anhydrides, carbonyl halides, esters and others.
  2. Any compound of a metal with carbon monoxide, such as nickel carbonyl, Ni(CO)₄.

Pronunciation

/ˈkɑː(ɹ)bənɪl/ /ˈkɑː(ɹ)bənaɪl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-carbonyl.wav

Word forms

carbonyl carbonyls

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kerh₃-der.? Latin carbōlbor. French carbonebor. English carbon Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. Frenchder. English -yl English carbonyl From carbon + -yl.

Derived words

azodicarbonyl carbonylate carbonylation carbonyl chloride carbonyl cyanide carbonyldiamine carbonylhemoglobin carbonylic carbonyl stretch carbonylsulfide carbonyl sulfide, carbonyl sulphide carboxyl decacarbonyl dicarbonyl hexacarbonyl hydrocarbonyl metal carbonyl molybdenum carbonyl monocarbonyl nickel carbonyl pentacarbonyl sulfocarbonyl, sulphocarbonyl tetracarbonyl thiocarbonyl tricarbonyl tungsten carbonyl
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