nitrile
/ˈnaɪtɹaɪl/
nitrile noun: any of a class of organic compounds containing a cyano functional group −C≡N; they are named as derivatives of the appropriate carboxylic acid.
Noun
nitrile (countable and uncountable, plural nitriles)
- Any of a class of organic compounds containing a cyano functional group −C≡N; they are named as derivatives of the appropriate carboxylic acid.
- 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
nitrile meaning in Tamil
nitrile in Tamil
- நைத்திரைல்
Forms of nitrile
| plural | nitriles |
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Origin of nitrile
Derived from benzonitrile which contains the −C≡N group. Benzonitrile was discovered and named by Hermann Fehling in 1844.
Words formed from nitrile
- acetonitrile
- acrylonitrile
- aminonitrile
- arenonitrile
- azonitrile
- butyronitrile
- carbonitrile
- cefacetrile
- cefivitril
- chloronitrile
- dinitrile
- formonitrile
- glutaronitrile
- halonitrile
- isonitrile
- lergotrile
- malonitrile
- manitimus
- nitrilase
- nitrilate
- nitrile imide
- nitrile rubber
- nitrilic
- nitrilium
- nitrilotriacetic
- phosphonitrile
- piperonylonitrile
- propenenitrile
- trilostane
- verapamil
Phrases with nitrile
Questions about nitrile
- What does nitrile mean?
- Nitrile means any of a class of organic compounds containing a cyano functional group −C≡N; they are named as derivatives of the appropriate carboxylic acid.
- What is nitrile in Tamil?
- Nitrile in Tamil is நைத்திரைல். See Nitrile meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is nitrile?
- Nitrile is a noun.
- How do you pronounce nitrile?
- Nitrile is pronounced /ˈnaɪtɹaɪl/.
- What is the plural of nitrile?
- The plural of nitrile is nitriles.
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