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nitrile

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7 lettersPronunciation /ˈnaɪtɹaɪl/Part of speech nounSorted eiilnrtStarts with NEnds with E0 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. any of a class of organic compounds containing the cyano radical -CN

Word origin

Derived from benzonitrile which contains the −C≡N group. Benzonitrile was discovered and named by Hermann Fehling in 1844.

Used in a sentence

  • Sitting in a box under my bed are the nitrile gloves that I bought to practise with my forensic kit.

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