nitril

Noun

nitrile (countable and uncountable, plural nitriles)

1. Any of a class of organic compounds containing a cyano functional group −C≡N; they are named as derivatives of the appropriate carboxylic acid.
2. A type of synthetic rubber formed by the copolymerization of acrylonitrile and butadiene: nitrile rubber.
   • Sitting in a box under my bed are the nitrile gloves that I bought to practise with my forensic kit.2021, Ben Aaronovitch, What Abigail Did That Summer, Gollancz, page 96