English dictionary

nitrile

/'n/aI/tr/I/l/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

any of a class of organic compounds containing the cyano radical -CN

noun.substance

Synonyms cyanide nitril

Source: WordNet 3.0
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.

noun

Source: webster1913