acetonitrile

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What does acetonitrile mean?

The simplest organic cyanide or nitrile, CH₃CN, formally derived from acetic acid

Where does acetonitrile come from?

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱéh₁yeti Proto-Italic *akēō Latin aceō Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Italic *-skō Latin -scō Latin acēscō Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Latin -tus Latin acētumder. English aceto- English nitrile English acetonitrile From aceto- + nitrile.

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