a colourless organic chemical, CH3CN, used chiefly as a solvent
acetonitrile in the Pharmaceutical Industry
(əsitoʊnaɪtrɪl)
noun
(Pharmaceutical: Excipients)
Acetonitrile is a colorless liquid which smells like ether and is used as an extractant (= a liquid used to obtain a substance from anotherliquid), solvent, and intermediate (= a substance that is formed in one stage of a synthesis, and used in the next stage).
The colorless solvent acetonitrile mixes well with water and alcohol.
We tested propanol, methanol, and acetonitrile to find the most suitable solvent for the extraction of unsaturated hydrocarbons.
Acetonitrile is a colorless liquid which smells like ether and is used as an extractant, solvent,and intermediate.