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amyl nitrite
noun
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.
amyl nitrite
noun
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
Example Sentences
Troye Sivan, “Rush†Better hope your VCR doesn’t need cleaning soon, because this song cleared stores of amyl nitrite.
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.
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.
“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.
Miss Clark had been drinking lager and vodka before the attack and had inhaled the party drug amyl nitrite.
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When To Use
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 ]​
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