carbonylate

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English

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Etymology

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From carbonyl +‎ -ate.

Verb

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carbonylate (third-person singular simple present carbonylates, present participle carbonylating, simple past and past participle carbonylated)

  1. (chemistry, transitive) To introduce a carbonyl group, or the elements of carbon monoxide, into a molecule.

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