Carbonyl
WordNet
adjective
(1) Relating to or containing the carbonyl group
noun
(2) A compound containing metal combined with carbon monoxide
WiktionaryText
Noun
- In organic chemistry, a divalent functional group, (-CO-), characteristic of aldehydes, ketones, carboxylic acids, amides, carboxylic acid anhydrides, carbonyl halides, esters and others.
- Any compound of a metal with carbon monoxide, such as nickel carbonyl, Ni(CO)4.