carbonyl
IPA: kˈɑrbʌnʌɫ
noun
- (organic chemistry) A divalent functional group, (-CO-), characteristic of aldehydes, ketones, carboxylic acids, amides, carboxylic acid anhydrides, carbonyl halides, esters and others.
- (inorganic chemistry) Any compound of a metal with carbon monoxide, such as nickel carbonyl, Ni(CO)₄.
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Examples of "carbonyl" in Sentences
- The dotted red lines are hydrogen bonds between amide and carbonyl groups in the peptide bonds.
- In this study, the levels of reactive carbonyl compounds in commercial carbonated soft drinks were found to be astonishingly high.
- It is a good idea to coat all wood and bamboo roof materials with an anti-termite solution-such as carbonyl, Xylophene, or Creosote.
- That leaves the oxygen with a very friendly bond dangling, and it likes to hook up with its nearby carbon buddy, to form what is called the carbonyl bond.
- The tests did not detect the presence or found only very limited or occasional indications of sulfur compounds of particular interest—hydrogen sulfide, carbon disulfide, and carbonyl sulfide.
- The tests did not detect the presence or found only very limited or occasional indications of sulfur compounds of particular interest — hydrogen sulfide, carbon disulfide, and carbonyl sulfide.
- Other compounds detected in volcanic gases are oxygen (meteoric), hydrogen chloride, hydrogen fluoride, hydrogen bromide, nitrogen oxide (NOx), sulfur hexafluoride, carbonyl sulfide, and organic compounds.
- The culinary exploits were pursued further with the progress to open sandwiches, having a flat molecule on one side of the metal atom, and with only small molecules such as carbonyl, methyl or ethyl groups on the other side.
- T.sting found that carbon disulfide and carbonyl sulfide are being emitted by some of its drywall, but not at levels that would damage health, says Phillip T. Goad, principal toxicologist and partner at the Center for T.xicology and Environmental Health in North Little Rock, Ark. T.e center is a private company hired by Knauf T.anjin that consults and does testing for corporations and government agencies.
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