Nitrile

Definition:

• (n.) 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.

Compare nitrile with other words:

nitride vs. nitrile

nitrile vs. nitrite

cyanide vs. nitrile

compound vs. nitrile

nitrile vs. organic

class vs. nitrile

niter vs. nitrile