Benzonitrile

/ˌbɛnzoʊˈnaɪtrɪl/ noun

Definition

An aromatic organic compound with a benzene ring attached to a nitrile group (-CN), used as a solvent and in organic synthesis.

Etymology

Combines 'benzo-' (benzene) with 'nitrile' (compound containing -CN functional group). The nitrile suffix comes from French, ultimately relating to Latin 'nitrum'.

Kelly Says

Benzonitrile is such a useful molecule that it appears in industrial processes everywhere—from making pharmaceuticals to dyes to polymers—and its stability makes it one of the most reliable organic solvents chemists reach for.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
በንዞኒትሪል
ben-zo-ni-tril
ARالعربية
بِنْزُونِتْرِيل
bin-zu-ni-tril
BNবাংলা
বেঞ্জোনাইট্রাইল
ben-jo-nai-tril
CACatalà
benzonitrila
ben-zo-ni-tril-a
CSČeština
benzonitril
ben-zo-nit-ril
DADansk
benzonitril
ben-zo-nit-ril
DEDeutsch
Benzoniril
ben-zo-ni-ril
ELΕλληνικά
βενζονιτρίλιο
ben-zo-ni-tri-lio
ESEspañol
benzonitrilo
ben-zon-i-tri-lo
FAفارسی
بنزنیتریل
ben-zen-ni-tril
FISuomi
benzonitriili
ben-zo-ni-tri-li
FRFrançais
benzonitrile
benzonitril
GUGU
બેન્ઝોનિટ્રાઈલ
ben-zo-ni-trai-l
HAHA
benzonitrile
ben-zo-ni-tril
HEעברית
בנזוניטריל
ben-zo-ni-tril
HIहिन्दी
बेन्ज़ोनिट्राइल
ben-zon-ni-tril
HUMagyar
benzonitril
ben-zo-nit-ril
IDBahasa Indonesia
benzonitrile
ben-zo-ni-tril
IGIG
benzonitrile
ben-zo-ni-tril
ITItaliano
benzonitrile
ben-zo-ni-tril
JA日本語
ベンゾニトリル
benzoninitori-ru
KKKK
бензонитрiл
ben-zo-nit-ril
KMKM
Bênzonitrile
ben-zo-ni-tril
KO한국어
벤조니트릴
ben-jo-ni-tri-ril
MRMR
बेन्झोनिट्राईल
ben-jo-ni-trai-l
MSBahasa Melayu
benzonitrile
ben-zo-ni-tril
MYမြန်မာ
ဘင်ဇိုနီတြီလ
bin-zo-ni-tril
NLNederlands
benzonitrile
ben-zo-ni-tril
NONorsk
benzonitril
ben-zo-nit-ril
PAPA
ਬੈਂਜੋਨਿਟ੍ਰਾਈਲ
ban-jo-ni-trai-l
PLPolski
benzonitryl
ben-zo-nit-ryl
PTPortuguês
benzonitrilo
ben-zo-ni-tri-lo
RORomână
benzonitril
ben-zo-nit-ril
RUРусский
бензонитрил
benzonitril
SVSvenska
benzonitril
ben-zo-nit-ril
SWKiswahili
benzonitrile
ben-zo-ni-tril
TAதமிழ்
பென்சோநைட்ரைல்
pen-zo-nai-trai-ril
TEతెలుగు
బెంజోనైట్రైల్
ben-jo-nai-trai-l
THไทย
เบนโซนไตรล
ben-zo-nai-tril
TLTL
benzonitrile
ben-zo-ni-tril
TRTürkçe
benzonitril
ben-zon-i-tril
UKУкраїнська
бензонітрил
ben-zo-ni-tril
URاردو
بنزنایٹریل
bin-zen-nai-tril
VITiếng Việt
benzonitrile
ben-zo-ni-tril
YOYO
benzonitrile
ben-zo-ni-tril
ZH中文
苯腈
fēn yìng
ZUZU
benzonitrile
ben-zo-ni-tril

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