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carbonyl
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carbonyl, n. [Carbon + -yl.].
The radical (CO)′′ , occuring, always combined, in many compounds, as the aldehydes, the ketones, urea, carbonyl chloride, etc. [1913 Webster]
" Though denoted by a formula identical with that of carbon monoxide, it is chemically distinct, as carbon seems to be divalent in carbon monoxide, but tetravalent in carbonyl compounds." [1913 Webster]
Carbonyl chloride (Chem.), a colorless gas, COCl2 , of offensive odor, and easily condensable to liquid. It is formed from chlorine and carbon monoxide, under the influence of light, and hence has been called phosgene , or phosgene gas ; -- called also carbon oxychloride . It is used in chemical synthesis, and was also used as a poison gas in World War I.
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