noun
- an organic compound containing a carbon-nitrogen triple bond
Usage: chemistry
Examples
- Acetonitrile is a common nitrile used as a solvent in laboratories.
- The chemist synthesized a new nitrile compound for her research.
- Nitrile gloves are made from synthetic rubber containing nitrile groups.
- The reaction produced a nitrile as the main product.
- Students learned to identify the nitrile functional group in organic molecules.