"acrylonitrile" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: acrylonitriles [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} acrylonitrile (countable and uncountable, plural acrylonitriles)
  1. (organic chemistry) 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. Wikipedia link: acrylonitrile Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Organic compounds Synonyms: vinyl cyanide, propenenitrile Derived forms: acrylonitrile butadiene styrene, acrylonitrilic, polyacrylonitrile Translations (toxic colourless liquid): akryylinitriili (Finnish), ακρυλονιτρίλιο (akrylonitrílio) [neuter] (Greek), aicrilinítríl [feminine] (Irish), acrilonitrile (Italian), akrylonitryl [masculine] (Polish), acrilonitrila [feminine] (Portuguese), acrilonitrilo [masculine] (Portuguese), acrilonitrilo [masculine] (Spanish)

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