amyl nitrate

English

Noun

amyl nitrate (uncountable)

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

Translations

drug

Chinese:
Mandarin: 硝酸戊酯 (xiāosuānwùzhǐ)

Finnish: amyylinitraatti

See also

amyl nitrite

Further reading

amyl nitrate on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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