mandelonitrile

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noun

A cyanohydrin found in the pits of some fruits, used as an intermediate in the preparation of certain chemical compounds.

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Meanings

nounmandelonitrile (countable and uncountable, plural mandelonitriles)

plural mandelonitriles

  1. countableuncountablechemistryA cyanohydrin found in the pits of some fruits, used as an intermediate in the preparation of certain chemical compounds.
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mandelonitrile. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mandelonitrile

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mandelonitrile,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mandelonitrile.

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