nitrile

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/ˈnaɪtɹaɪl/

Definition of nitrile

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noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)Any of a class of organic compounds containing a cyano functional group −C≡N; they are named as derivatives of the appropriate carboxylic acid.
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noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)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. (countable, uncountable)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.”

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Etymology

Derived from benzonitrile which contains the −C≡N group. Benzonitrile was discovered and named by Hermann Fehling in 1844.

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