amyl nitrate

noun

The ester of amyl alcohol (pentanol) and nitric acid, C₅H₁₁NO₃, used to control angina and as an antidote to cyanide poisoning.

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Meanings

nounamyl nitrate (uncountable)
  1. uncountablechemistryThe ester of amyl alcohol (pentanol) and nitric acid, C₅H₁₁NO₃, used to control angina and as an antidote to cyanide poisoning.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 硝酸戊酯
  • 硝酸戊酯 (xiāosuānwùzhǐ)drug
Finnish amyylinitraatti
  • amyylinitraattidrug
Hungarian amil-nitrát
  • amil-nitrátdrug
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APA

amyl nitrate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amyl%20nitrate

MLA

“amyl nitrate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amyl%20nitrate. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “amyl nitrate,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amyl%20nitrate.

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