Definition of acrylonitrile in English:
acrylonitrile
noun ˌakrɪlə(ʊ)ˈnʌɪtrʌɪlˌakrəlōˈnītrīl
mass nounChemistry A pungent, toxic liquid, used in making artificial fibres and other polymers.
The nitrile of acrylic acid; chemical formula: CH₂CHCN
Example sentencesExamples
- After hydrogenation, each of the four new amines on the ends of the molecule can react with acrylonitrile, resulting in eight new ends.
- Acrylic fiber is a synthetic fiber polymerized from acrylonitrile, a combination of acrylic resin and nitrile.
- Further research led to the development of a fiber Vinyon N, which is a copolymer of vinyl chloride with acrylonitrile.
- It is a polymer of carboxylated butadiene and acrylonitrile, and it first was introduced as an industrial glove.
- The present invention relates to a new fluidized-bed catalyst used in a process of propylene ammoxidation to acrylonitrile.