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41amyl nitrite — Pharm. a yellowish, fragrant, flammable liquid, C5H11NO2, used in medicine chiefly as a vasodilator, esp. in the treatment of angina pectoris: misused by inhalation as a stimulant, esp. of sexual sensation. Also called isoamyl nitrite. * * * ▪… …
42amyl alcohol — Alcohol Al co*hol ([a^]l k[ o]*h[o^]l), n. [Cf. F. alcool, formerly written alcohol, Sp. alcohol alcohol, antimony, galena, OSp. alcofol; all fr. Ar. al kohl a powder of antimony or galena, to paint the eyebrows with. The name was afterwards… …
43amyl nitrate — noun Date: 1927 1. a colorless liquid ester C5H11NO3 of amyl alcohol and nitric acid 2. amyl nitrite not used technically …
44amyl acetate — noun : an acetic ester CH3COOC5H11 of pentyl alcohol: as a. : the ester obtained from a commercial amyl alcohol as a water insoluble liquid with a strong fruity odor and used as a solvent (as for cellulose nitrate lacquers) and in artificial… …
45amyl ether — noun : any symmetrical ether (C5H11)2O derived from amyl alcohol; especially : a mixture of normal pentyl ether and isopentyl ether obtained as a by product in the preparation of amyl alcohol (sense 2a) and used as a solvent …
46Amyl nitrite — Nitrite Ni trite, n. [Cf. F. nitrite. See {Niter}.] (Chem.) A salt or ester of nitrous acid; a compound bearing the { NO2} radical. [1913 Webster +PJC] {Amyl nitrite}, a yellow oily volatile liquid, used in medicine as a depressant and a vaso… …
47amyl acetate — noun Date: circa 1881 a colorless liquid acetate C7H14O2 of amyl alcohol that has a pleasant fruity odor and is used especially as a solvent and in the manufacture of artificial fruit essences called also banana oil …
48amyl alcohol — noun Date: 1863 any of eight isomeric alcohols C5H12O used especially as solvents and in making esters; also a commercially produced mixture of amyl alcohols used especially as a solvent …
49amyl nitrite — noun Date: circa 1881 a pale yellow pungent flammable liquid ester C5H11NO2 of commercial amyl alcohol and nitrous acid that is used in medicine as a vasodilator and inhaled illicitly especially as an aphrodisiac compare popper 2 …
50amyl group — Chem. any of several univalent, isomeric groups having the formula C5H11 , whose derivatives are found in fusel oil, fruit extracts, etc. Also called amyl radical. * * * …
