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carbonyl

carbonyl

8.1
Having a carbon atom double-bonded to an oxygen atom
  • adjective
  • /ˈkɑrbəˌnɪl/
  • Specialized
translation icon : carbonilo
  • And notice in this one the the carbonyl is good at stabilizing high homos.
  • carbonyl accumulation

Examples

  • Although at similar abundance in chronologically old and young queens, L. firm5 abundance was also correlated strongly and positively with carbonyl accumulation.

    Academic text (2018)
  • The separation of background (source), chronological age, and carbonyl accumulation via MANCOVA analyses detailed OTU-specific changes in the microbiota (Additional file 8: Table S8).

    Academic text (2018)
  • So you not only protect the carbonyl, you also protect the ROH.

  • This proton is now in between two carbonyl like groups.

  • They have an aldehyde or let's just say they have a carbonyl functionality.

  • We measured carbonyl accumulation in the queen fat body as a proxy for queen biological age.

    Academic text (2018)
  • The ultraviolet rays activate such bonds to form free radicals, which then react further with oxygen in the atmosphere, producing carbonyl groups in the main chain.

    Blog text (19)
  • Although all four communities were significantly associated with carbonyl accumulation, little variation was explained by the collective community (mean R-sq = 0.06) due to opposing species variation within communities.

    Academic text (2018)
  • It is a potent metal chelator, an anti-inflammatory antioxidant, and a modulator of redox-sensitive signaling and a carbonyl scavenger.

    Blog text (23)
  • The compound contains a significant amount of carbonyl groups, which are crucial for its reactivity in organic synthesis.

Synonyms

carbonylic
vscarbonyl
  • Specialized
9.4

Relating to chemicals that have a carbon atom double bonded to oxygen

has the same meaning but appears as an alternative adjective form

Compounds

carbonyl group
  • Specialized
6.3

A part of a molecule where carbon joins oxygen by a double bond, found in aldehydes and ketones

Surface Forms

carbonyl positive

Morphology

carbonyl = carbon (semi-transparent) = carbon + yl

The formation is regular (carbon + the chemical suffix '-yl'), but the suffix is a specialized technical morpheme whose precise meaning requires domain knowledge in chemistry.

Etymology

Carbonyl comes from carbon, from the Latin carbo which means 'coal', and the chemical ending -yl which means a 'part' or 'group' of a molecule. So carbonyl describes something that has that carbon 'part', and in chemistry it usually means a carbon atom joined to an oxygen atom.