nitrile
nounEtymology
Derived from benzonitrile which contains the −C≡N group. Benzonitrile was discovered and named by Hermann Fehling in 1844.
Definitions
Any of a class of organic compounds containing a cyano functional group −C≡N
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
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.
The neighborhood
Derived
acetonitrile, acrylonitrile, aminonitrile, arenonitrile, azonitrile, butyronitrile, carbonitrile, cefacetrile, cefivitril, chloronitrile, dinitrile, formonitrile, glutaronitrile, halonitrile, isonitrile, lergotrile, malonitrile, manitimus, nitrilase, nitrilate, nitrile imide, nitrile rubber, nitrilic, nitrilium, nitrilotriacetic, phosphonitrile, piperonylonitrile, propenenitrile, trilostane, verapamil
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for nitrile. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA