Acrylonitrile

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  • noun. A colorless, liquid organic compound, C3H3N, used in the manufacture of acrylic rubber and fibers.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. a colorless liquid compound (H2C:CH.CN); used as raw material for acrylic fibers, and as a solvent.
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  • noun. 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.
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  • noun. a colorless liquid unsaturated nitrile made from propene
  • Word Usage
    "His report also rapped Ottawa for not doing enough to combat emissions of a noxious substance called acrylonitrile, which is produced when manufacturing synthetic rubber."
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    cyanide  nitril  nitrile  
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