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carbonyl

car.bon.yl \'ka:r-b*-.nil, -.ne-l\ \.ka:r-b*-'nil-ik\ n 1: a bivalent 
   radical CO occurring in aldehydes, ketones, carboxylic acids,  esters, acid 
   halides, and amides 2: a compound of the carbonyl radical with a metal  - 
   car.bon.yl.ic aj