acetonitrile

acetonitrile
Methyl cyanide; a colorless fluid of aromatic odor, soluble in water and alcohol.

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ace·to·ni·trile .as-ə-tō-'nī-trəl, ə-'sēt-ō-, -.trēl n the colorless liquid nitrile CH3CN of acetic acid usu. made by dehydration of acetamide and used chiefly in organic synthesis and as a solvent called also methyl cyanide

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ac·e·to·ni·trile (as″ə-to-niґtrīl) a colorless liquid with an ethereal odor used as an extractant, solvent, and chemical intermediate; when it is ingested or inhaled one of its metabolic products is inorganic cyanide.

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