English Dictionary

nitrile

/ˈnaɪtɹaɪl/

noun

(organic chemistry) any of a class of organic compounds containing a cyano functional group -C≡N; they are named as derivatives of the appropriate carboxylic acid.

She wore nitrile gloves to protect her hands.

意味（1）

(organic chemistry) any of a class of organic compounds containing a cyano functional group -C≡N; they are named as derivatives of the appropriate carboxylic acid.

意味（2）

A type of synthetic rubber formed by the copolymerisation of acrylonitrile and butadiene.

Sitting in a box under my bed are the nitrile gloves that I bought to practise with my forensic kit.