nitrile
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nitrile
- /ˈnaɪtɹaɪl/
Where it comes from
Clipping of benzonitrile, which contains the −C≡N group. Benzonitrile was discovered and named by Hermann Fehling in 1844.
noun 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.
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Talk about this word "nitrile." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/nitrile. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. nitrile. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/nitrile "nitrile." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/nitrile.Cite this
@misc{nitrile_2026,
title = {nitrile},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/nitrile},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
