amyl nitrite

American  

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.

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amyl nitrite British  

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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Usage

Amyl nitrite vs. amyl nitrate: What’s the difference? Amyl nitrate is a chemical compound used as a diesel additive. It is often confused with amyl nitrite, a substance used to treat certain heart conditions and abused as a recreational drug commonly known as poppers.Amyl nitrate—chemical formula C5H11NO3—is a slightly but significantly different chemical from amyl nitrite, C5H11NO2. Nitrates have three oxygen molecules while nitrites have two.How do you pronounce amyl nitrate?[ am-il nahy-treyt ]How do you pronounce amyl nitrite?[ am-il nahy-trahyt ]​

Example Sentences

Troye Sivan, “Rush” Better hope your VCR doesn’t need cleaning soon, because this song cleared stores of amyl nitrite.

From Los Angeles Times

The band’s name, which probably began as a play on “Amy,” is a reference to amyl nitrite, a cardiac drug that’s also used recreationally.

From Washington Post

The band take their name from a mix of her own first name and the liquid chemical drug amyl nitrite, which won a late exclusion from the UK ban on legal highs back in 2016.

From BBC

“Where everything is a silent and tactile experience, gentleness is a very potent language. And the racial divides are largely gone. It wasn’t so much the fact that I was having sex as the fact that I was lying naked in someone else’s arms, feeling tenderness. And that’s why I went back night after night” – with amyl nitrite in a container “like a silver lipstick” around his neck.

From The Guardian

Miss Clark had been drinking lager and vodka before the attack and had inhaled the party drug amyl nitrite.

From BBC