carbonyl
n.
chemical compound containing metal and carbon monoxide
Carbonyl
Carbonyl (das)
n.
carbonyl, chemical compound containing metal and carbon monoxide
Carbonyl
(n.)
The radical (CO)'', occuring, always combined, in many compounds, as the aldehydes, the ketones, urea, carbonyl chloride, etc.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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carbonyl (carbonyl group)
Say it A divalent group consisting of a carbon atom with a double-bond to oxygen. For example, acetone (CH3-(C=O)-CH3) is a carbonyl group linking two
methyl groups. Also refers to a compound of a metal with
carbon monoxide , such as iron carbonyl, Fe(CO)5.