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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Nitrile \Ni"trile\ (? or ?), n. [See Nitro-.] (Chem.) Any one of a series of compounds bearing the cyanide radical ( -CN); 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.
Note: The nitriles are named with reference to the acids produced by their decomposition, thus, hydrocyanic acid is formic nitrile, methyl cyanide is acetonitrile (also acetic nitrile), and ethyl cyanide is propionitrile (from propionic acid).
Wiktionary
n. (context chemistry English) any of a class of organic compounds containing a cyano functional group -C≡N
WordNet
Wikipedia
A nitrile is any organic compound that has a − C≡ N functional group. The prefix cyano- is used interchangeably with the term nitrile in industrial literature. Nitriles are found in many useful compounds, including methyl cyanoacrylate, used in super glue, and nitrile rubber, a nitrile-containing polymer used in the latex-free laboratory and medical gloves. Nitrile rubber is also widely used as automotive and other seals since it is resistant to fuels and oils. Organic compounds containing multiple nitrile groups are known as cyanocarbons.
Inorganic compounds containing the −C≡N group are not called nitriles, but cyanides instead. Though both nitriles and cyanides can be derived from cyanide salts, most nitriles are not nearly as toxic.
Usage examples of "nitrile".
The best known nitrile is HCN, hydrogen cyanide, a deadly gas for humans.
Results of cyanogen and nitrile polymerization, including imidazole, purines, pyrimidines.
The sunlight breaks down the methane into tholins—a mixture of hydrocarbons, nitriles and other polymers.
Astronomers examining microwaves emitted and absorbed by molecules at distinctive frequencies have identified more than four dozen simple organic compounds in interstellar space--hydrocarbons, amines, alcohols and nitriles, some of them having long, straight carbon chains, such as HC11N.