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benzonitrile

benzonitrile noun: the aromatic nitrile C₆H₅-CN; used as a solvent and has many industrial applications.

Noun

benzonitrile (plural benzonitriles)

  1. The aromatic nitrile C₆H₅-CN; used as a solvent and has many industrial applications.

benzonitrile meaning in Tamil

benzonitrile in Tamil

பென்சோநைத்திரைல்

Forms of benzonitrile

pluralbenzonitriles

Origin of benzonitrile

From benzo- + nitr- + -ile. Discovered and coined by Hermann Fehling in 1844. There is no listing for the suffix -ile in the IUPAC Red or Blue Books; it may have been an early variant of -yl before its meaning and spelling had ossified; compare protyle also with a unique suffix.

Words formed from benzonitrile

Questions about benzonitrile

What does benzonitrile mean?
Benzonitrile means the aromatic nitrile C₆H₅-CN; used as a solvent and has many industrial applications.
What is benzonitrile in Tamil?
Benzonitrile in Tamil is பென்சோநைத்திரைல். See Benzonitrile meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is benzonitrile?
Benzonitrile is a noun.
What is the plural of benzonitrile?
The plural of benzonitrile is benzonitriles.

Words near benzonitrile in the dictionary

  1. benzonase
  2. benzonases
  3. benzonatate
  4. benzone
  5. benzonidazole
  6. benzonitrile
  7. benzonitriles
  8. benzonuclease
  9. benzophenanthridine
  10. benzophenanthridines
  11. benzophenone

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