amyl nitrite

English

Chemical structure of amyl nitrite

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /am.ɪl ˈnʌɪ.tɹʌɪt/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌæm.əl ˈnaɪˌtɹaɪt/

Noun

amyl nitrite (uncountable)

1. (pharmacology) A yellowish volatile synthetic liquid C₅H₁₁NO₂ of commercial amyl alcohol and nitrous acid that is used medicinally as a vasodilator. It is rapidly absorbed by the body on inhalation, and is sometimes used recreationally especially as an aphrodisiac.

   Synonyms: (recreational use) popper, amyl, liquid gold

Usage notes

• The non-chemical use of the term is always of isoamyl nitrite, the vasodilator and stimulant.

Translations

vasodilator drug

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 亞硝酸異戊酯／亚硝酸异戊酯 (zh) (yàxiāosuānyìwùzhǐ)

• Finnish: amyylinitriitti
• Irish: nítrít aimile f
• Swedish: amylnitrit (sv)

References

• “amyl nitrite”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “amyl nitrite”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

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