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Acrylonitrile

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Noun

1. acrylonitrile, propenonitrile, vinyl cyanide

a colorless liquid unsaturated nitrile made from propene

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Acrylonitrile

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noun
a colourless liquid that is miscible with water and has toxic fumes: used in the manufacture of acrylic fibres and resins, rubber, and thermoplastics. Formula: CH2:CHCN
. Also called: vinylcyanide

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Acrylonitrile

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noun
a colorless, liquid monomer, H2C:CHCN, boiling at 78°C, that is polymerized to form acrylic resins for acrylic fibers, synthetic rubber, and soil conditioners: a known carcinogen

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Acrylonitrile

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n.
A colorless, liquid organic compound, C3H3N, used in the manufacture of acrylic rubber and fibers.

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