CARBONYL GROUP

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

The bivalent radical CO

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Nouns denoting substances

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

chemical group; group; radical ((chemistry) two or more atoms bound together as a single unit and forming part of a molecule)

Holonyms ("carbonyl group" is a substance of...):

carbonyl (a compound containing metal combined with carbon monoxide)

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