Carbonyl vs. Carboxyl

Carbonylnoun

(organic chemistry) In organic chemistry, a divalent functional group, (-CO-), characteristic of aldehydes, ketones, carboxylic acids, amides, carboxylic acid anhydrides, carbonyl halides, esters and others.

Carbonylnoun

(inorganic chemistry) Any compound of a metal with carbon monoxide, such as nickel carbonyl, Ni(CO)4.

Carbonylnoun

The radical (CO)´´, occuring, always combined, in many compounds, as the aldehydes, the ketones, urea, carbonyl chloride, etc.

Carbonylnoun

a compound containing metal combined with carbon monoxide

Carbonyladjective

relating to or containing the carbonyl group

Carboxylnoun

(organic chemistry) A univalent functional group consisting of a carbonyl and a hydroxyl functional group (-CO.OH); characteristic of carboxylic acids.

Carboxylnoun

The complex radical, CO.OH, regarded as the essential and characteristic constituent which all oxygen acids of carbon (as formic, acetic, benzoic acids, etc.) have in common; - called also oxatyl.

Carboxylnoun

the univalent radical -COOH; present in and characteristic of organic acids

Carboxyladjective

relating to or containing the carboxyl group or carboxyl radical