acrylonitrile

English

Noun

acrylonitrile (countable and uncountable, plural acrylonitriles)

(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.

Synonyms

vinyl cyanide

Translations

toxic colourless liquid

Finnish: akryylinitriili
Greek: ακρυλονιτρίλιο (el) n (akrylonitrílio)
Irish: aicrilinítríl f

Italian: acrilonitrile
Portuguese: acrilonitrila f, acrilonitrilo m
Spanish: acrilonitrilo m

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