aminoformonitrile
nounUK /əˌmiːnəʊˌfɔːməʊˈnaɪtraɪl/
US /əˌmiːnoʊˌfɔːrmoʊˈnaɪtrəl/
A chemical with a long name that is made of carbon, nitrogen, and hydrogen atoms.
The scientist wrote aminoformonitrile on the label of the small bottle.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A compound used in making certain medicines and farm chemicals.
Factories use aminoformonitrile to help make some fertilizers.
3. A building block that can join with other molecules to form larger materials.
Aminoformonitrile can react with water to form urea.
4. A nitrogen-rich substance studied in chemistry labs.
Students learned how aminoformonitrile contains both an amino group and a nitrile group.