acrylonitrile en · NOUN
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(countable, uncountable) A toxic colourless liquid organic compound, CH₂=CH.CN, synthesized from propylene and ammonia; used as a monomer in the production of acrylic resins and synthetic rubber.
These simulations suggest that vinyl cyanide (C₂H₃CN; also known as acrylonitrile or propenenitrile) would be the best candidate species for the formation of these hypothesized cell-like membranes, known as “azotosomes” (2).
2017 July 28, Mareen Y. Palmer, “ALMA detection and astrobiological potential of vinyl cyanide on Titan”, in Science Advances, volume 3, number 7:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| acrylonitriles | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
acrylonitrile butadiene styrene · acrylonitrilic · polyacrylonitrile
Synonyms
vinyl cyanide · propenenitrile
Translations (11)
de Acrylnitril (toxic colourless liquid) · ga aicrilinítríl (toxic colourless liquid) · el ακρυλονιτρίλιο (toxic colourless liquid) · pt acrilonitrilo (toxic colourless liquid) · es acrilonitrilo (toxic colourless liquid) · ru акрилонитри́л (toxic colourless liquid) · pl akrylonitryl (toxic colourless liquid) · fr acrylonitrile (toxic colourless liquid) · fi akryylinitriili (toxic colourless liquid) · it acrilonitrile (toxic colourless liquid) · pt acrilonitrila (toxic colourless liquid)