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De - Pt| English Dictionary: nitrile | by the DICT Development Group |
| 2 results for nitrile | |
| From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Nitrile \Ni"trile\ (? [or] ?), n. [See {Nitro-}.] (Chem.) 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}. | |
