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actonitrile

actonitrile is the misspelling of acetonitrile.

Meaning of acetonitrile

Noun

acetonitrile (plural acetonitriles)

  1. The simplest organic cyanide or nitrile, CH₃CN, formally derived from acetic acid
    Synonyms:
    cyanomethane, methyl cyanide, ethanenitrile, ethyl nitrile, methanecarbonitrile

Questions about actonitrile

What is actonitrile the misspelling of?
Actonitrile is the misspelling of acetonitrile.

Words near actonitrile in the dictionary

  1. Acton Round
  2. Acton Scott
  3. Acton Vale
  4. Actonel
  5. Actonian
  6. actonitrile
  7. actons
  8. actopaxin
  9. actophorin
  10. actophotometer
  11. actophotometers

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