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amyl nitrate

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  • noun organic chemistry 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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  • noun a vasodilator that is sometimes used to treat angina pectoris

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  1. vasodilative
  2. vasodilator

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  1. amyl nitrite

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