acetonitrile

[as-i-toh-nahy-tril, -treel, uh-see-toh-]

ac·e·to·ni·trile

[as-i-toh-nahy-tril, -treel, uh-see-toh-]
noun Chemistry.
a colorless, poisonous, water-soluble liquid, C2H3N, having an etherlike odor: used chiefly in organic synthesis and as a solvent.
Also called methyl cyanide.


Origin:
1865–70; aceto- + nitrile
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Acetonitrile is always a great word to know.
So is heterogeneous. Does it mean:
a mixture composed of different substances or the same substance in different phases, such as solid ice and liquid water
a colorless, pungent, suffocating, highly water-soluble, gaseous compound, NH3, usually produced by the combination of nitrogen and hydrogen gases
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