metal carbonyl

English

Noun

metal carbonyl (plural metal carbonyls)

  1. (chemistry) Any complex of a transition metal combined with carbon monoxide; they are typically volatile solids or liquids, soluble on common organic solvents but insoluble in water; they are highly toxic.
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