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nitrile

[ nahy-tril, -treel, -trahyl ]

noun

Chemistry.
  1. any of a class of organic compounds with the general formula RC≡N.


nitrile

/ ˈnaɪtrɪl; -traɪl /

noun

  1. any one of a class of organic compounds containing the monovalent group -CN Also called (not in technical usage)cyanide
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

nitrile

/ īٰə /

  1. An organic compound, such as acrylonitrile, containing the cyanide group CN. Nitriles are typically colorless solids or liquids and have a distinctive smell.
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Origin of nitrile1

1840–50; nitr- + -ile, perhaps variant of -yl
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A musician called Safana Bakleh gave her group of volunteers face masks and blue nitrile gloves along with instructions about photographing and collecting documents.

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Each comes with nitrile gloves and polyethylene bags, the listing says, “for safe handling of these beautiful but dangerous books.”

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WARNING: This experiment uses chemicals that can irritate skin and damage clothes, so make sure to use safety goggles, lab apron, and nitrile gloves.

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But back in 2021, the manufacturer issued a similar recall for approximately 6,384 pounds of Panera at Home Chicken Tortilla Soup, which may have been contaminated with pieces of gray nitrile glove.

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If it’s shellac, Fiedler Kawaguchi puts on nitrile gloves and goes over the finish again, this time with denatured alcohol on a cloth or soft scrub pad.

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