Nitrile

[naitrail]

Definition

(noun.) any of a class of organic compounds containing the cyano radical -CN.

Edited by Debra--From WordNet

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.

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