amyl nitrite
A yellowish volatile synthetic liquid C₅H₁₁NO₂ of commercial amyl alcohol and nitrous…A yellowish volatile synthetic liquid C₅H₁₁NO₂ of commercial amyl alcohol and nitrous acid that is used medicinally as a vasodilator. It is rapidly absorbed by the body on inhalation, and is sometimes used recreationally especially as an aphrodisiac.
UK/am.ɪl ˈnʌɪ.tɹʌɪt/US/ˌæm.əl ˈnaɪˌtɹaɪt/
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)A yellowish volatile synthetic liquid C₅H₁₁NO₂ of commercial amyl alcohol and nitrous acid that is used medicinally as a vasodilator. It is rapidly absorbed by the body on inhalation, and is sometimes used recreationally especially as an aphrodisiac.
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