carbonyl

/ˈkɑː(ɹ)bənɪl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.56 in modern English

Syllables: car-bonyl
IPA: /ˈkɑː(ɹ)bənɪl/

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Meaning

noun

A divalent functional group, (-CO-), characteristic of aldehydes, ketones, carboxylic acids, amides, carboxylic acid anhydrides, carbonyl halides, esters and others.

noun

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

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kerh₃-der.? Latin carbōnemlbor. French carbonebor. English carbon Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. Frenchder. English -yl English carbonyl From carbon + -yl.

Inflected Forms

carbonyls (plural)

Derived Forms

azodicarbonyl carbonylate carbonylation carbonyldiamine carbonylhemoglobin carbonylic carbonylsulfide carboxyl chlorocarbonyl cyclohexyloxycarbonyloxyethyl decacarbonyl decacarbonyldihydridotriosmium

Phrases

carbonyl chloride carbonyl cyanide carbonyl stretch carbonyl sulfide, carbonyl sulphide metal carbonyl molybdenum carbonyl nickel carbonyl sulfocarbonyl, sulphocarbonyl

Synonyms

carbonylic

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How do you pronounce carbonyl?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkɑː(ɹ)bənɪl/.

What does carbonyl mean?

A divalent functional group, (-CO-), characteristic of aldehydes, ketones, carboxylic acids, amides, carboxylic acid anhydrides, carbonyl halides, esters and others.

Where does carbonyl come from?

How to pronounce carbonyl

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