Meanings
nouncarbonyl (plural carbonyls)
plural carbonyls
- chemistryA divalent functional group, (-CO-), characteristic of aldehydes, ketones, carboxylic acids, amides, carboxylic acid anhydrides, carbonyl halides, esters and others.
- chemistryAny compound of a metal with carbon monoxide, such as nickel carbonyl, Ni(CO)₄.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiverelating to or containing the carbonyl group
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Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*kerh₃-der.?
- Latincarbōnem
- Frenchcarbone
- Englishcarbon
- Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
- Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
- Englishcarbonyl
Translations
Chinese Cantonese 羰基
- 羰基 (tong¹ gei¹)functional group -CO-
Chinese Mandarin 羰基, 羰基
- 羰基functional group -CO-
- 羰基 (tāngjī)any compound of a metal with carbon monoxide
Czech karbonyl
- karbonylfunctional group -CO-
Estonian karbonüül
- karbonüülfunctional group -CO-
Finnish karbonyyli, karbonyyli
- karbonyylifunctional group -CO-
- karbonyyliany compound of a metal with carbon monoxide
German Carbonyl, Carbonylverbindung
- Carbonylfunctional group -CO-
- Carbonylverbindungany compound of a metal with carbon monoxide
Hungarian karbonil
- karbonilfunctional group -CO-
Japanese カルボニル基, カルボニル基
- カルボニル基 (karuboniru-ki)functional group -CO-
- カルボニル基 (karuboniru-ki)any compound of a metal with carbon monoxide
Korean 카르보닐기, 카르보닐기
- 카르보닐기 (kareubonilgi)functional group -CO-
- 카르보닐기 (kareubonilgi)any compound of a metal with carbon monoxide
Persian کربونیل
- کربونیل (karbonil)functional group -CO-
Turkish karbonil
- karbonilfunctional group -CO-
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Cite this entry
APA
carbonyl. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carbonyl
MLA
“carbonyl.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carbonyl. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “carbonyl,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carbonyl.
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