nitrile
Pronunciation: /ˈnaɪtɹaɪl/
The English word “nitrile” has 2 meanings listed here.
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.
- A type of synthetic rubber formed by the copolymerization of acrylonitrile and butadiene: nitrile rubber.
Etymology
Derived from benzonitrile which contains the −C≡N group. Benzonitrile was discovered and named by Hermann Fehling in 1844.
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