nitrile
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Derived from benzonitrile which contains the −C≡N group. Benzonitrile was discovered and named by by Hermann Fehling in 1844.
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈnaɪtɹaɪl/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Noun
[edit]nitrile (countable and uncountable, plural nitriles)
- (organic chemistry) Any of a class of organic compounds containing a cyano functional group −C≡N; they are named as derivatives of the appropriate carboxylic acid.
- A type of synthetic rubber formed by the copolymerization of acrylonitrile and butadiene: nitrile rubber.
- 2021, Ben Aaronovitch, What Abigail Did That Summer, Gollancz, page 96:
- Sitting in a box under my bed are the nitrile gloves that I bought to practise with my forensic kit.
Derived terms
[edit]- acetonitrile
- acrylonitrile
- aminonitrile
- arenonitrile
- azonitrile
- butyronitrile
- carbonitrile
- cefacetrile
- cefivitril
- chloronitrile
- dinitrile
- formonitrile
- glutaronitrile
- halonitrile
- isonitrile
- lergotrile
- malonitrile
- manitimus
- nitrilase
- nitrilate
- nitrile imide
- nitrile rubber
- nitrilic
- nitrilium
- nitrilotriacetic
- phosphonitrile
- piperonylonitrile
- propenenitrile
- trilostane
- verapamil
Translations
[edit]class of organic compounds
Anagrams
[edit]French
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Audio: (file) - Homophones: nitrilent, nitriles
Verb
[edit]nitrile
- inflection of nitriler:
Italian
[edit]Noun
[edit]nitrile m (plural nitrili)
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