ethyl nitrite spirit

noun Pharmacology.

a four percent solution of ethyl nitrite in alcohol, formerly used in medicine as a diaphoretic, diuretic, and antispasmodic.

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Nearby words

ethyl hexoate, ethyl malonate, ethyl mercaptan, ethyl nitrate, ethyl nitrite, ethyl nitrite spirit, ethyl oxide, ethyl sulfide, ethyl urethane, ethylamine, ethylate

Also called spirit of nitrous ether, sweet spirit of nitre.

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