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amyl nitrite

noun

, Pharmacology.
  1. a yellowish, fragrant, flammable liquid, C 5 H 11 NO 2 , used in medicine chiefly as a vasodilator, especially in the treatment of angina pectoris: misused by inhalation as a stimulant, especially of sexual sensation.


amyl nitrite

noun

  1. a yellowish unstable volatile fragrant liquid used in medicine as a vasodilator and in perfumes. Formula: (CH 3 ) 2 CHCH 2 CH 2 NO 2


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Example Sentences

With the president surrounded by “a fast Hollywood crowd,” someone offered him amyl nitrite, or “poppers.”

The finding of a handkerchief, saturated with amyl nitrite, which had not belonged to the dead man.

"Because Jimmie Turnbull crushed amyl nitrite capsules in its mate just before he died," explained Kent quietly.

If the aura be brief, buy a few "pearls" of Amyl Nitrite, crush one in your handkerchief, and sniff the vapour.

Warm-blooded animals may be thrown by amyl nitrite into a cataleptic condition.

Amyl nitrite is a limpid, and, generally, slightly yellow liquid; it has a peculiar and characteristic odour.

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