See Also: carbonyl(medicine)
carbonyl(dictionary)
carbonyl group(medicine)
carbonyl cyanide p-trifluoromethoxyphenylhydrazone(medicine)
pig lung carbonyl reductase(medicine)
carbonyl cyanide m-chlorophenyl hydrazone(medicine)

carbonyl (iou)



carbonyl noun. M19.
[from CARBON noun + -YL.]
Chemistry. The divalent group :CO, present in ketones, aldehydes, etc.; usu. in comb. Also, (a complex containing) carbon monoxide bonded to a metal atom as a neutral ligand.
carbony'lation noun the introduction of a carbonyl group into a compound M20.