carbonyl

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noun
Definitions
  • (organic chemistry) In organic chemistry, a divalent functional group, (-CO-), characteristic of aldehydes, ketones, carboxylic acids, amides, carboxylic acid anhydrides, carbonyl halides, esters and others.
  • (inorganic chemistry) Any compound of a metal with carbon monoxide, such as nickel carbonyl, Ni(CO).

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Suffix from English carbon.

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carbon

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