acrylonitrile
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acrylonitrile
noun acrylonitriles
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A toxic colourless liquid organic compound, CH₂=CH.CN, synthesized from propylene and ammonia; used as a monomer in the production of acrylic resins and synthetic rubber.
These simulations suggest that vinyl cyanide (C₂H₃CN; also known as acrylonitrile or propenenitrile) would be the best candidate species for the formation of these hypothesized cell-like membranes, known as “azotosomes” (2).
Similar: vinyl cyanide, propenenitrile
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noun toxic colourless liquid
| Español | acrilonitrilo |
|---|---|
| Português | acrilonitrila, acrilonitrilo |
| Français | acrylonitrile |
| Deutsch | Acrylnitril |
| Italiano | acrilonitrile |
| Ελληνικά | ακρυλονιτρίλιο akrylonitrílio |
| Русский | акрилонитри́л akrilonitríl |
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title = {acrylonitrile},
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