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CARBONYL

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A compound containing metal combined with carbon monoxide

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("carbonyl" is a kind of...):

chemical compound; compound ((chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight)

Meronyms (substance of "carbonyl"):

carbonyl group (the bivalent radical CO)

Derivation:

carbonyl; carbonylic (relating to or containing the carbonyl group)

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Relating to or containing the carbonyl group

Synonyms:

carbonyl; carbonylic

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Domain category:

chemical science; chemistry (the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions)

Pertainym:

carbonyl group (the bivalent radical CO)

Derivation:

carbonyl (a compound containing metal combined with carbon monoxide)

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 Context examples: 

Its functional group, with the structure R-CHO, consists of a carbonyl center bonded to hydrogen and an R group.

(Aldehyde, NCI Thesaurus)

Carotenoid having a chemical structure similar to beta-carotene with carbonyl (C=O) functions at the number 4 and 4' carbon atoms.

(Canthaxanthin, NCI Thesaurus/CRCH)

Carotenoid having a chemical structure similar to beta-carotene with hydroxyl groups at the number 3 and 3' carbon atoms and carbonyl (C=O) functions at the number 4 and 4' carbon atoms.

(Astaxanthin, NCI Thesaurus/CRCH)

Nickel carbonyl is a known carcinogen and is associated with an increased risk of developing lung and nasal cancers.

(Nickel Carbonyl, NCI Thesaurus)

They identified two different iron cyano-carbonyl complexes in the meteorites using high-resolution liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry.

(Cyanide Compounds Discovered in Meteorites May Hold Clues to the Origin of Life, NASA)

This protein plays a role in the reduction of metabolically active carbonyl compounds.

(Carbonyl Reductase [NADPH] 3, NCI Thesaurus)