How to Use acrylonitrile in a Sentence

acrylonitrile

noun
  • Skip the lipids and try another molecule known as acrylonitrile.
    — Charlie Wood, Popular Science, 5 Mar. 2020
  • Her torso is fashioned from acrylonitrile butadiene styrene, while her arms are made of ethylvinylacetate.
    — Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2023
  • Some of the benzene that hadn't already soaked into the ground burned up, along with cars containing ethyl ether and acrylonitrile, a volatile compound used to make plastics and acrylic fibers.
    — Dennis Pillion, AL.com, 6 Jan. 2018
  • Made from durable maple hardwood, the broom’s heavy-duty head features strong styrene acrylonitrile bristles that are attached in tufts and securely stapled in place to prevent shedding.
    — Kat De Naoum, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Aug. 2023
  • On Earth, acrylonitrile, also known as vinyl cyanide, is a key component in manufacturing plastic, the article says.
    — Brian Blomster, sacbee, 31 July 2017
  • This also helps explain carbon fiber’s high price, as just the acrylonitrile itself—two pounds of which are required for each pound of finished product—accounts for more than half of the production cost of carbon fiber.
    — Bengt Halvorson, Car and Driver, 29 Jan. 2018
  • Ken’s body is made of acrylonitrile butadiene styrene plastic—the same sturdy material on the inside of most refrigerators.
    — Caity Weaver, GQ, 21 June 2017
  • This is due to the release of acrylonitrile and 1,3-butadiene AT&F releases chromium and nickel into the air.
    — Zachary Smith, cleveland, 6 July 2022
  • While their output of 3,432 pounds of acrylonitrile is small, the toxicity is more potent than many others, as determined by the EPA.
    — Zachary Smith, cleveland, 6 July 2022
  • The shelves and interior of the refrigerator and freezer generally consist of acrylonitrile butadiene styrene or polypropylene, which are durable polymers.
    — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 22 Dec. 2025
  • Those who preferred fruit flavors tended to use e-cigs more frequently and also had significantly higher levels of one toxin in particular (a cancer-causing chemical known as acrylonitrile).
    — Consumer Reports, Washington Post, 28 May 2018
  • By the early sixties, these bricks, now made of acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) plastic, were sold across Europe and the United States.
    — JSTOR Daily, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Naphthalene is associated with anemia, liver and neurological damage, while acrylamide and acrylonitrile have been associated with cancer and other health issues.
    — Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 27 June 2022
  • Those who used both types of cigarette had significantly higher levels of dangerous chemicals, including acrylonitrile, acrolein, propylene oxide, acrylamide and crotonaldehyde, the team reported.
    — Maggie Fox /, NBC News, 5 Mar. 2018
  • The team has definitively detected the molecule acrylonitrile in Titan's atmosphere - a finding that has astrobiological relevance.
    — OrlandoSentinel.com, 9 Aug. 2017
  • Reinforcing materials are then deposited, including thermoplastic carbon-fiber acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) for lightweight strength or thermoset resins like epoxy for greater stiffness and durability.
    — Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 16 June 2026
  • The effort will discontinue or combine several petrochemical derivatives tied to polyethylene, acrylonitrile and polycarbonate diol, according to Asahi Kasei.
    — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 14 May 2026

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