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acetonitrile

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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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Main Entry: ace·to·ni·trile
Pronunciation: "as-&-tO-'nI-tr&l, &-'sEt-O-, -"trEl
Function: noun
: the colorless liquid nitrileCH3CN of acetic acid usually made by dehydration of acetamide and used chiefly in organic synthesis and as a solvent called also methyl cyanide
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