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propionitrile

propionitrile noun: the nitrile CH₃-CH₂-CN; ethyl cyanide.

Noun

propionitrile (countable and uncountable, plural propionitriles)

  1. The nitrile CH₃-CH₂-CN; ethyl cyanide

Forms of propionitrile

pluralpropionitriles

Questions about propionitrile

What does propionitrile mean?
Propionitrile means the nitrile CH₃-CH₂-CN; ethyl cyanide.
What part of speech is propionitrile?
Propionitrile is a noun.
What is the plural of propionitrile?
The plural of propionitrile is propionitriles.

Words near propionitrile in the dictionary

  1. propionibacterium
  2. propionic
  3. propionic acid
  4. propionigenesis
  5. propionitril
  6. propionitrile
  7. propionitriles
  8. propionohydroxamic acid
  9. propionyl
  10. propionylate
  11. propionylated

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