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azanitrile

azanitrile noun: any of a group of compounds having a >N-NH-C≡N group.

Noun

azanitrile (plural azanitriles)

  1. Any of a group of compounds having a >N-NH-C≡N group
    • Recently, we synthesized two series of candidate azanitrile inhibitors that were selected for their inhibition against human CatK activity in vitro.2015 July 14, “Azanitrile Cathepsin K Inhibitors: Effects on Cell Toxicity, Osteoblast-Induced Mineralization and Osteoclast-Mediated Bone Resorption”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Forms of azanitrile

pluralazanitriles

Questions about azanitrile

What does azanitrile mean?
Azanitrile means any of a group of compounds having a >N-NH-C≡N group.
What part of speech is azanitrile?
Azanitrile is a noun.
What is the plural of azanitrile?
The plural of azanitrile is azanitriles.

Words near azanitrile in the dictionary

  1. Azanian
  2. Azanians
  3. azanidazole
  4. azanide
  5. azanides
  6. azanitrile
  7. azanitriles
  8. azanium
  9. azaniumyl
  10. azaniumyls
  11. azans

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