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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Oxalyl \Ox"a*lyl\, n. [Oxalic + -yl.] (Chem.) a A hydrocarbon radical ({C2O2}) regarded as a residue of oxalic acid and occurring in derivatives of it b An old name for {carbonyl}. c An old name for {carboxyl}. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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 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. {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 gas}; -- called also {carbon oxychloride}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: carbonyl adj : (chemistry) relating to or containing the carbonyl group [syn: {carbonylic}] n : a compound containing metal combined with carbon monoxide
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