carbonyl
noun
car·bon·yl
ˈkär-bə-ˌnil
-ˌnēl,
ˌkär-bə-ˈnēl,
kär-ˈbä-nᵊl,
especially British ˈkä-bə-ˌnī(-ə)l
1
: an organic functional group or radical −CO− occurring in aldehydes, ketones, carboxylic acids, esters, and their derivatives
2
: a coordination complex involving the neutral radical CO
chromium carbonyl
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