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CARBONYLIC
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I. (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)