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hydroxynitriles

hydroxynitriles is the plural of hydroxynitrile.

Meaning of hydroxynitrile

Noun

hydroxynitrile (plural hydroxynitriles)

  1. Any hydroxy derivative of a nitrile, but especially one in which the hydroxy group is on the α-carbon atom

Questions about hydroxynitriles

What is hydroxynitriles the plural of?
Hydroxynitriles is the plural of hydroxynitrile.

Words near hydroxynitriles in the dictionary

  1. hydroxynaphthalenesulfonic acids
  2. hydroxynaphthoquinone
  3. hydroxynaphthoquinones
  4. hydroxynitramide
  5. hydroxynitrile
  6. hydroxynitriles
  7. hydroxynonenal
  8. hydroxynonenals
  9. hydroxyoctanoate
  10. hydroxypaeoniflorin
  11. hydroxypaeoniflorins

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