/ Dictionary / Index C carbonylate: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: car•bon•y•late Pronunciation: (kär-bon'l-āt"), [key] — -lat•ed, -lat•ing. to introduce the carbonyl group into (an organic compound). Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. carbonyl carbonyl chloride Related Content Daily Word Quiz: perspicacious Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language