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CARBONYL
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A compound containing metal combined with carbon monoxide
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("carbonyl" is a kind of...):
chemical compound; compound ((chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight)
Meronyms (substance of "carbonyl"):
carbonyl group (the bivalent radical CO)
Derivation:
carbonyl; carbonylic (relating to or containing the carbonyl group)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Relating to or containing the carbonyl group
Synonyms:
carbonyl; carbonylic
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Domain category:
chemical science; chemistry (the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions)
Pertainym:
carbonyl group (the bivalent radical CO)
Derivation:
carbonyl (a compound containing metal combined with carbon monoxide)
Context examples:
Its functional group, with the structure R-CHO, consists of a carbonyl center bonded to hydrogen and an R group.
(Aldehyde, NCI Thesaurus)
Carotenoid having a chemical structure similar to beta-carotene with carbonyl (C=O) functions at the number 4 and 4' carbon atoms.
(Canthaxanthin, NCI Thesaurus/CRCH)
Carotenoid having a chemical structure similar to beta-carotene with hydroxyl groups at the number 3 and 3' carbon atoms and carbonyl (C=O) functions at the number 4 and 4' carbon atoms.
(Astaxanthin, NCI Thesaurus/CRCH)
Nickel carbonyl is a known carcinogen and is associated with an increased risk of developing lung and nasal cancers.
(Nickel Carbonyl, NCI Thesaurus)
They identified two different iron cyano-carbonyl complexes in the meteorites using high-resolution liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry.
(Cyanide Compounds Discovered in Meteorites May Hold Clues to the Origin of Life, NASA)
This protein plays a role in the reduction of metabolically active carbonyl compounds.
(Carbonyl Reductase [NADPH] 3, NCI Thesaurus)
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