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The ester of isoamyl alcohol and nitrous acid, a volatile yellow liquid used as a vasodilator and antidote to cyanide poisoning; used illicitly as a sexual stimulant.
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isoamyl nitrite — n AMYL NITRITE * * * iso·am·yl ni·trite (i″so amґəl niґtrīt) amyl nitrite … Medical dictionary
isoamyl nitrite — noun : amyl nitrite * * * Pharm. See amyl nitrite … Useful english dictionary
isoamyl nitrite — Pharm. See amyl nitrite. * * * … Universalium
isoamyl alcohol — noun An isomer of amyl alcohol, 3 methyl 1 butanol, found in trace amounts in wine; used industrially in the preparation of isoamyl nitrite … Wiktionary
Amyl nitrite — Not to be confused with amyl nitrate. Amyl nitrite … Wikipedia
Methyl nitrite — Identifiers CAS number 624 91 9 … Wikipedia
Cyclohexyl nitrite — Systematic (IUPAC) name … Wikipedia
Ethyl nitrite — IUPAC name … Wikipedia
amyl nitrite — Pharm. a yellowish, fragrant, flammable liquid, C5H11NO2, used in medicine chiefly as a vasodilator, esp. in the treatment of angina pectoris: misused by inhalation as a stimulant, esp. of sexual sensation. Also called isoamyl nitrite. * * * ▪… … Universalium
amyl nitrite — n a pale yellow pungent flammable liquid ester C5H11NO2 of commercial amyl alcohol and nitrous acid that is used chiefly in medicine as a vasodilator esp. in treating angina pectoris and illicitly as an aphrodisiac called also isoamyl nitrite… … Medical dictionary
