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acetonitrile

ace·to·ni·trile [ ə-ˌsē-tō-ˈnī-trəl]

acetonitrile

noun

[ə-ˌsē-tō-ˈnī-trəl]

Definition of acetonitrile

: the colorless liquid nitrile CH₃CN of acetic acid used chiefly in organic synthesis and as a solvent

First Known Use of acetonitrile

1848, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for acetonitrile

borrowed from German Acetonitril, from aceto- aceto- + Nitril nitrile

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