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]
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]
Translations[edit]
class of organic compounds
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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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