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acrylonitrile

acrylonitrile noun: 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.

Noun

acrylonitrile (countable and uncountable, plural acrylonitriles)

  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.
    • 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).2017 July 28, Mareen Y. Palmer, “ALMA detection and astrobiological potential of vinyl cyanide on Titan”, in Science Advances, volume 3, number 7

acrylonitrile meaning in Tamil

acrylonitrile in Tamil

வைனில்சயனலி

Synonyms of acrylonitrile

Forms of acrylonitrile

pluralacrylonitriles

Words formed from acrylonitrile

Phrases with acrylonitrile

Questions about acrylonitrile

What does acrylonitrile mean?
Acrylonitrile means 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.
What is acrylonitrile in Tamil?
Acrylonitrile in Tamil is வைனில்சயனலி. See Acrylonitrile meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is acrylonitrile?
Acrylonitrile is a noun.
What is the plural of acrylonitrile?
The plural of acrylonitrile is acrylonitriles.

Words near acrylonitrile in the dictionary

  1. acrylic resin
  2. acrylic resins
  3. acrylics
  4. acrylodan
  5. acrylol
  6. acrylonitrile
  7. acrylonitrile butadiene styrene
  8. acrylonitrile butadiene styrenes
  9. acrylonitrilebutadienestyrene
  10. acrylonitriles
  11. acrylonitrilic

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