acrylonitrile

English

Noun

acrylonitrile (countable and uncountable, plural acrylonitriles)

1. (organic chemistry) A toxic colourless liquid organic compound, CH₂=CH.CN, synthesized from propylene and ammonia; used as a monomer in the production of acrylic resins and synthetic rubber.

Synonyms

• vinyl cyanide

Translations

toxic colourless liquid

• Finnish: akryylinitriili
• Greek: ακρυλονιτρίλιο (el) n (akrylonitrílio)
• Irish: aicrilinítríl f
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• Italian: acrilonitrile
• Portuguese: acrilonitrila f, acrilonitrilo m
• Spanish: acrilonitrilo m