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epithionitrile

epithionitrile noun: any compound containing an episulfide and a nitrile group.

Noun

epithionitrile (plural epithionitriles)

  1. Any compound containing an episulfide and a nitrile group
    • Additionally, allyl-CN (5%), 1-cyano-2,3-epithiopropane (CETP) (8%), the epithionitrile deriving from allyl-GLS, 1-methylpropyl-ITC (sec-butyl-ITC) (4%), and 2-phenylethyl-CN (0.4%) have been detected.2015 July 18, “Degradation of Biofumigant Isothiocyanates and Allyl Glucosinolate in Soil and Their Effects on the Microbial Community Composition”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Forms of epithionitrile

pluralepithionitriles

Questions about epithionitrile

What does epithionitrile mean?
Epithionitrile means any compound containing an episulfide and a nitrile group.
What part of speech is epithionitrile?
Epithionitrile is a noun.
What is the plural of epithionitrile?
The plural of epithionitrile is epithionitriles.

Words near epithionitrile in the dictionary

  1. epithetless
  2. epitheton
  3. epithetons
  4. epithetry
  5. epithets
  6. epithionitrile
  7. epithionitriles
  8. epithite
  9. epithites
  10. epithumetic
  11. epithumetical

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