NITRIL

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Any of a class of organic compounds containing the cyano radical -CN

Synonyms:

cyanide; nitril; nitrile

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("nitril" is a kind of...):

organic compound (any compound of carbon and another element or a radical)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "nitril"):

acrylonitrile; propenonitrile; vinyl cyanide (a colorless liquid unsaturated nitrile made from propene)