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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Carbonyl \Car"bon*yl\, n. [Carbon + -yl.] (Chem.)
The radical ({=CO}), occuring, always combined, in many
compounds, as the aldehydes, the ketones, urea, carbonyl
chloride, etc.
[1913 Webster]
Note: 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.
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{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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