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Word: carbonyl (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


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Noun:

  • inorganic chemistry Any compound of a metal with carbon monoxide, such as nickel carbonyl, Ni(CO)4.
  • 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.

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