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chloronitrile

chloronitrile noun: any compound that has both chloride and nitrile groups.

Noun

chloronitrile (plural chloronitriles)

  1. Any compound that has both chloride and nitrile groups

Forms of chloronitrile

pluralchloronitriles

Origin of chloronitrile

From chloro- + nitrile.

Questions about chloronitrile

What does chloronitrile mean?
Chloronitrile means any compound that has both chloride and nitrile groups.
What part of speech is chloronitrile?
Chloronitrile is a noun.
What is the plural of chloronitrile?
The plural of chloronitrile is chloronitriles.

Words near chloronitrile in the dictionary

  1. chloronema
  2. chloronemal
  3. chloronemata
  4. chloronicotinoid
  5. chloronicotinoids
  6. chloronitrile
  7. chloronitriles
  8. chloronitrobenzene
  9. chloronitrobenzenes
  10. chloronium
  11. chloronium ion

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