amyl nitrite

English

Noun

amyl nitrite (uncountable)

1. (organic chemistry) The ester of amyl alcohol and nitrous acid.
2. (informal) isoamyl nitrite

Usage notes

The non-chemical use of the term is always of isoamyl nitrite, the vasodilator and stimulant.

Translations

organic compound

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 亞硝酸異戊酯／亚硝酸异戊酯 (zh) (yàxiāosuān yìwùzhǐ), 亚硝酸异戊酯 (zh) (yàxiāosuānyìwùzhǐ)

• Finnish: amyylinitriitti
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• Irish: nítrít aimile f
• Swedish: amylnitrit (sv)

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