Pharmacologic Substance
nitrile Audio
ni·trile [ nahy-tril, -treel, -trahyl ]
Subclass of:
Organic Chemicals
Definitions related to nitriles:
  • An organic compound that contains a cyano moiety (-CN) as a functional group.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Organic compounds containing the -CN radical. The concept is distinguished from CYANIDES, which denotes inorganic salts of HYDROGEN CYANIDE.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
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