: a colorless liquid ester C5H11NO3 of amyl alcohol and nitric acid
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: amyl nitrite—not used technically
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the WebSome routines, especially the one in which Reverend Mother repeatedly sniffs amyl nitrate, then rolls about the floor in a stupor, are interminable. Christopher Arnott, courant.com, 23 Sep. 2019 Snyder didn’t send him to the hospital but instead treated him with amyl nitrate for angina; heparin, a blood thinner; and morphine for the pain. Marc Siegel, Slate Magazine, 19 Jan. 2017 Snyder didn’t send him to the hospital but instead treated him with amyl nitrate for angina Marc Siegel, Slate Magazine, 19 Jan. 2017