NITRILE


Meaning of NITRILE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈnī-trəl, -ˌtrī(-ə)l ]

noun

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary nitr- + -il, -ile (from Latin -ilis -ile (I))

Date: 1848

: an organic cyanide containing the group CN which on hydrolysis yields an acid with elimination of ammonia

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