Acrylonitrile

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    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. countable, uncountable

    "These simulations suggest that vinyl cyanide (C₂H₃CN; also known as acrylonitrile or propenenitrile) would be the best candidate species for the formation of these hypothesized cell-like membranes, known as “azotosomes” (2)."

  2. 2
    a colorless liquid unsaturated nitrile made from propene wordnet

Synonyms

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vinyl cyanidepropenenitrilepropenonitrilepropenonitrilevinyl cyanide

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"These simulations suggest that vinyl cyanide (C₂H₃CN; also known as acrylonitrile or propenenitrile) would be the best candidate species for the formation of these hypothesized cell-like membranes, known as “azotosomes” (2)."

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acrylonitrile butadiene styreneacrylic resin

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