isoamyl nitrite

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Noun

isoamyl nitrite (uncountable)

  1. (organic chemistry) The ester of isoamyl alcohol and nitrous acid, a volatile yellow liquid used as a vasodilator and antidote to cyanide poisoning; used illicitly as a sexual stimulant.

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