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Vinony

carbonyl

noun

  1. functional group
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈkɑː(ɹ)bənɪl/ / /ˈkɑː(ɹ)bənaɪl/

noun

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.

  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.