nitrile

Table of Contents

Introduction References & Edit History Quick Facts & Related Topics

Read Next

Several red apples with cut apple in the foreground.

Can Apple Seeds Kill You?

Discover

Mayer Amschel Rothschild (1744-1855), founder of the house of Rothschild; lithograph by Friedrich Lieder, c. 1830.

Where Do Anti-Semitic Conspiracy Theories About the Rothschild Family Come From?

Thanksgiving Turkey with all the sides

Why Do We Eat Turkey on Thanksgiving?

Baseball laying in the grass. Homepage blog 2010, arts and entertainment, history and society, sports and games athletics

10 Greatest Baseball Players of All Time

Thanksgiving Celebration Traditional Dinner Setting Food Concept

Why Is Thanksgiving in the U.S. Celebrated on a Thursday?

Woman tied to a ducking stool, a method of punishment by means of humiliation, beating, or death. (cucking stool)

8 Unusual Punishments Inflicted on Women Throughout History

New York NY/ USA- November 23, 2018 Hordes of shoppers throng the Macy's Herald Square flagship store in New York looking for bargains on the day after Thanksgiving, Black Friday.

Why Is It Called Black Friday?

A human Inuit skull in a stone chambered cairn in Ilulissat in Greenland. These ancient graves are pre christian and are at least 2000

14 Tough Questions Answered

nitrile: Facts & Related Content

Written and fact-checked by The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica

Facts

Also Known As	cyano compound

Topics

acetonitrile acrylonitrile cyanide isocyanide carboxylic acid derivative amine alkaloid guanidine amide urea capsaicin choline biotin oxime ester

Dig Deeper: More Articles That Discuss This Topic

carboxylic acid: Nitriles