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nitrile definition

ni·trile (nī′tril, -trīl′)

noun

an organic cyanide of the general formula R·C⋮N, yielding the corresponding acid and ammonia on hydrolysis

Etymology: nitr- + -ile

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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