Definitions for carbonyls

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carbonyls car·bon·yl

Spelling: [kahr-buh-nil]

IPA: /ˈkɑr bə nɪl/

Carbonyls is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 15 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 18 points.

You can make 514 anagrams from letters in carbonyls (abclnorsy).

Definitions for carbonyls

noun

1. a compound containing metal combined with carbon monoxide, as nickel carbonyl, Ni(CO) 4 .

adjective

1. containing the carbonyl group.

Origin of carbonyls

First recorded in 1865-70; carbon + -yl

Examples for carbonyls

On oxidation, the molecule is split at the carbonyl group and a mixture of acids is obtained.

This is probably due to the formation of carbonyl gas in the smothered fire.

The salts of the carbonyl acids and other acid phenol dyes are but little suitable: and least of all, the nitro dyes.

Chromic acid converts it into phosgene (carbonyl chloride, COCl2).