adiponitrile

[ ad-uh-poh-nahy-tril, -treel, -trahyl ]
/ ˌæd ə poʊˈnaɪ trɪl, -tril, -traɪl /

noun Chemistry.

a colorless liquid, C6H8N2, used chiefly as an intermediate in the manufacture of nylon.

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Origin of adiponitrile

adipo- + nitrile

Words nearby adiponitrile

adipoid, adipokinetic, adipokinin, adiponecrosis, adiponecrosis neonatorum, adiponitrile, adipopexia, adipose, adipose cell, adipose degeneration, adipose fin
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