SINCE 1828
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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