acetonitrile
noun
acetonitrile is spelled A-C-E-T-O-N-I-T-R-I-L-E: 12 letters. It appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 105,204th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, acetonitrile means “The simplest organic cyanide or nitrile, CH₃CN, formally derived from acetic acid” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of acetonitrile is acetonitriles.
How many letters and syllables are in acetonitrile?
| Letters | 12: A-C-E-T-O-N-I-T-R-I-L-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 12 million words; the 105,204th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is acetonitrile?
Acetonitrile appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 105,204th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of acetonitrile
- acetonitriles plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does acetonitrile mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The simplest organic cyanide or nitrile, CH₃CN, formally derived from acetic acid
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Acetonitrile in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense the simplest organic cyanide or nitrile:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Acetonitril |
| Portuguese | acetonitrila |
| Spanish | acetonitrilo |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does acetonitrile come from?
From aceto- + nitrile.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).