nitrile

noun2

1. •
   Any of a class of organic compounds containing a cyano functional group −C≡N; they are named as derivatives of the appropriate carboxylic acid.
2. •
   A type of synthetic rubber formed by the copolymerization of acrylonitrile and butadiene: nitrile rubber.

   • Sitting in a box under my bed are the nitrile gloves that I bought to practise with my forensic kit. — 2021