Etymology

carbonylation

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Today it means: Any reaction that introduces a carbonyl group into a compound, especially by reaction with carbon monoxide Full definition →

English carbonyl ← Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē) ← Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.?
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*kerh₃-der.?
  2. Latincarbōnem
  3. Frenchcarbone
  4. Englishcarbon
  5. Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
  6. Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
  7. Englishcarbonyl
  8. English todaycarbonylation

From carbonyl + -ation.

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