adiponitrile

noun

ad·i·po·ni·trile | \ ¦a-də-(ˌ)pō-ˈnī-trəl, ˌtrēl, -ˌtrī(-ə)l\

plural -s

Definition of adiponitrile

: the high-boiling liquid dinitrile NC(CH₂)₄CN of adipic acid made from 1,4-dichlorobutane and sodium cyanide and used to make the nylon intermediate hexamethylenediamine and adipic acid

— called also tetramethylene cyanide

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