ethyl nitrite
nounChemistry.
a colorless or yellowish, very volatile, highly aromatic, flammable liquid, C2H2NO2, used chiefly in the preparation of organic substances.
Origin of ethyl nitrite
1First recorded in 1865–70
- Also called nitrous ether.
Words Nearby ethyl nitrite
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