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countable and uncountable, plural nitriles
(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. examples
A type of synthetic rubber formed by the copolymerisation of acrylonitrile and butadiene. quotations examples
Sitting in a box under my bed are the nitrile gloves that I bought to practise with my forensic kit.
2021, Ben Aaronovitch, What Abigail Did That Summer, Gollancz, page 96