What's the difference between
and
Enter two words to compare and contrast their definitions, origins, and synonyms to better understand how those words are related.

Nitrile vs Acetonitrile - What's the difference?

nitrile | acetonitrile |

As nouns the difference between nitrile and acetonitrile

is that nitrile is any of a class of organic compounds containing a cyano functional group -C≡N while acetonitrile is the simplest organic cyanide or nitrile, CH3CN.

nitrile

English

Noun

(en noun) (wikipedia nitrile)
  • (chemistry) any of a class of organic compounds containing a cyano functional group -C?N

    • Derived terms

    * acrylonitrile * nitrile rubber * phosphonitrile ----

    acetonitrile

    English

    (wikipedia acetonitrile)

    Noun

    (-)
  • (organic compound) The simplest organic cyanide or nitrile, CH3CN.

    • Synonyms

    * methyl cyanide