Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

acrylonitrile

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.01 in modern English

Syllables: acry-loni-trile
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"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)."

Usage

Inflected Forms

acrylonitriles (plural)

Derived Forms

acrylonitrilic polyacrylonitrile

Phrases

acrylonitrile butadiene styrene

Synonyms

vinyl cyanide propenenitrile propenonitrile

Questions

What does acrylonitrile mean?: 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.

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