carbonyl

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(kär′bə nil)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
car•bon•yl  (kär′bə nil),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. Chemistrycontaining the carbonyl group.

n. 
  1. Chemistrya compound containing metal combined with carbon monoxide, as nickel carbonyl, Ni(CO)4.
  • carbon + -yl 1865–70

'carbonyl' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
carboxyl group - phosgene - -yl - acyl group - carbon monoxide - carbonylate - carbonyl chloride - carbonyl group - carbonylic - carboxypeptidase - decarbonylate - ketone - ketone group - nickel carbonyl - nickel tetracarbonyl - oxo process

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