propenonitrile, acrylonitrile, vinyl cyanide
(noun) a colorless liquid unsaturated nitrile made from propene
Source: WordNet® 3.1
acrylonitrile (countable and uncountable, plural acrylonitriles)
(organic compound) 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.
• vinyl cyanide
• propenenitrile
Source: Wiktionary
22 November 2024
(noun) (nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind
The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.
