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A colorless liquid unsaturated nitrile made from propene
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acrylonitrile
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acrylonitrile \acrylonitrile\ n. 1. a colorless liquid compound ( H2C:CH.CN ); used as raw material for acrylic fibers, and as a solvent. Syn: vinyl cyanide, cyanoethylene, 2-propenenitrile
Wiktionary
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n. (context organic compound English) A toxic colourless liquid organic compound, CH 2 =CH.CN, synthesized from propylene and ammonia; used as a monomer in the production of acrylic resins and synthetic rubber.
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n. a colorless liquid unsaturated nitrile made from propene [syn: propenonitrile , vinyl cyanide ]
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Acrylonitrile is an organic compound with the formula CHCHCN. It is a colorless volatile liquid, although commercial samples can be yellow due to impurities. In terms of its molecular structure , it consists of a vinyl group linked to a nitrile . It is ...
Usage examples of acrylonitrile.
Living and growing pancreatic cells are encapsulated in a coiled tube of semipermeable membrane, a co-polymer of polyvinyl chloride and poly acrylonitrile.