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amyl nitrate

amyl nitrate noun: the ester of amyl alcohol (pentanol) and nitric acid, C₅H₁₁NO₃, used to control angina and as an antidote to cyanide poisoning.

Noun

amyl nitrate (uncountable)

  1. The ester of amyl alcohol (pentanol) and nitric acid, C₅H₁₁NO₃, used to control angina and as an antidote to cyanide poisoning.

Questions about amyl nitrate

What does amyl nitrate mean?
Amyl nitrate means the ester of amyl alcohol (pentanol) and nitric acid, C₅H₁₁NO₃, used to control angina and as an antidote to cyanide poisoning.
What part of speech is amyl nitrate?
Amyl nitrate is a noun.

Words near amyl nitrate in the dictionary

  1. Amygists
  2. amyl
  3. amyl acetate
  4. amyl alcohol
  5. amyl alcohols
  6. amyl nitrate
  7. amyl nitrite
  8. amyl-
  9. amylaceous
  10. amylamine
  11. amylamines

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