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isoamyl nitrite

isoamyl nitrite noun: 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.

Noun

isoamyl nitrite (uncountable)

  1. 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.

Questions about isoamyl nitrite

What does isoamyl nitrite mean?
Isoamyl nitrite means 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.
What part of speech is isoamyl nitrite?
Isoamyl nitrite is a noun.

Words near isoamyl nitrite in the dictionary

  1. isoamidone
  2. isoamilic
  3. isoaminile
  4. isoamyl
  5. isoamyl alcohol
  6. isoamyl nitrite
  7. isoamylalcohol
  8. isoamylase
  9. isoamylases
  10. isoamylene
  11. isoamylenes

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