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Nitrile

//ˈnaɪtɹaɪl// noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Any of a class of organic compounds containing a cyano functional group −C≡N; they are named as derivatives of the appropriate carboxylic acid. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    any of a class of organic compounds containing the cyano radical -CN wordnet
  3. 3
    A type of synthetic rubber formed by the copolymerization of acrylonitrile and butadiene: nitrile rubber. countable, uncountable

    "Sitting in a box under my bed are the nitrile gloves that I bought to practise with my forensic kit."

Etymology

Derived from benzonitrile which contains the −C≡N group. Benzonitrile was discovered and named by Hermann Fehling in 1844.

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