carbonylation
noun
carbonylation is spelled C-A-R-B-O-N-Y-L-A-T-I-O-N: 13 letters. It appears about once in every 49 million words in written English, the 217,360th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, carbonylation means “Any reaction that introduces a carbonyl group into a compound, especially by reaction with carbon monoxide” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of carbonylation is carbonylations.
How many letters and syllables are in carbonylation?
| Letters | 13: C-A-R-B-O-N-Y-L-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 49 million words; the 217,360th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is carbonylation?
Carbonylation appears about once in every 49 million words in written English, the 217,360th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of carbonylation
- carbonylations plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does carbonylation mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any reaction that introduces a carbonyl group into a compound, especially by reaction with carbon monoxide
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does carbonylation come from?
From carbonyl + -ation.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).