English Explanatory Dictionary

nitrile

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  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.
  2. A type of synthetic rubber formed by the copolymerization of acrylonitrile and butadiene: nitrile rubber.

Pronunciation

/ˈnaɪtɹaɪl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-nitrile.wav

Word forms

nitrile nitriles

Etymology

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

Derived words

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
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