Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

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

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun a colorless liquid compound (H2C:CH.CN); used as raw material for acrylic fibers, and as a solvent.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun organic chemistry 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.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun a colorless liquid unsaturated nitrile made from propene

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[acryl(ic resin) + nitrile.]

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Examples

  • His report also rapped Ottawa for not doing enough to combat emissions of a noxious substance called acrylonitrile, which is produced when manufacturing synthetic rubber.

    Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming RSS Newsfeed 2009

  • So inventors cast around for something to do with propylene and discovered it can be turned into something called acrylonitrile, which can be made into those acrylic outdoor carpets.

    THE STORY OF STUFF Annie Leonard 2010

  • So inventors cast around for something to do with propylene and discovered it can be turned into something called acrylonitrile, which can be made into those acrylic outdoor carpets.

    THE STORY OF STUFF Annie Leonard 2010

  • So inventors cast around for something to do with propylene and discovered it can be turned into something called acrylonitrile, which can be made into those acrylic outdoor carpets.

    THE STORY OF STUFF Annie Leonard 2010

  • So inventors cast around for something to do with propylene and discovered it can be turned into something called acrylonitrile, which can be made into those acrylic outdoor carpets.

    THE STORY OF STUFF Annie Leonard 2010

  • In addition to greenhouse gas reductions, the report looked at new regulations to reduce the release of toxic and carcinogenic emissions such as benzene, a chemical that is released from gas pumps and acrylonitrile, which is used to manufacture synthetic rubber.

    Top Stories - Google News 2009

  • Nobody learns the lubricants or the acrylonitrile or the gold production business at university.

    Bernie Bulkin: About Leadership: Experience Counts Bernie Bulkin 2011

  • The motor utilizes polybutadiene acrylonitrile (PBAN) propellant.

    A Look at the Ares Projects Plan - NASA Watch 2009

  • The motor utilizes polybutadiene acrylonitrile (PBAN) propellant.

    NASA Watch: May 2009 Archives 2009

  • Nobody learns the lubricants or the acrylonitrile or the gold production business at university.

    Bernie Bulkin: About Leadership: Experience Counts Bernie Bulkin 2011

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