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haloacetonitrile

haloacetonitrile noun: any halogenated derivative of acetonitrile.

Noun

haloacetonitrile (plural haloacetonitriles)

  1. Any halogenated derivative of acetonitrile

Forms of haloacetonitrile

pluralhaloacetonitriles

Origin of haloacetonitrile

From halo- + acetonitrile.

Questions about haloacetonitrile

What does haloacetonitrile mean?
Haloacetonitrile means any halogenated derivative of acetonitrile.
What part of speech is haloacetonitrile?
Haloacetonitrile is a noun.
What is the plural of haloacetonitrile?
The plural of haloacetonitrile is haloacetonitriles.

Words near haloacetonitrile in the dictionary

  1. haloacetate
  2. haloacetates
  3. haloacetic
  4. haloacetic acid
  5. haloacetic acids
  6. haloacetonitrile
  7. haloacetonitriles
  8. haloacetylene
  9. haloacetylenes
  10. haloacid
  11. haloacids

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