NITRILES

Noun

nitriles

plural of nitrile

Anagrams

• reinstil

Source: Wiktionary


NITRILE

Ni"trile ( or ), n. Etym: [See Nitro-.] (Chem.)

Definition: Any one of a series of cyanogen compounds; particularly, one of those cyanides of alcohol radicals which, by boiling with acids or alkalies, produce a carboxyl acid, with the elimination of the nitrogen as ammonia.

Note: The nitriles are named with reference to the acids produced by their decomposition, thus, hydrocyanic acid is formic nitrile, and methyl cyanide is acetic nitrile.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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