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Answer for the clue "-- nitrite (angina treater) ", 4 letters:
amyl

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Word definitions for amyl in dictionaries

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Amyl may refer to: Amylum or starch, a carbohydrate Amylopectin , a polymer of glucose found in plants; one of two components of starch Amylose , a helical polymer made of α-D-glucose units; one of two components of starch Pentyl , a five-carbon alkyl functional ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
a. Of or pertaining to starch n. (context dated organic chemistry English) pentyl

Usage examples of amyl.

If allowed to stand in a test tube, the odor of valeric aldehyde will first be noticed, then that of amyl valerate, and lastly that of valeric acid.

The experiments have been made with the vapors of two very volatile liquids, namely, sulphuric ether and hydride of amyl.

Or let it be hydride of amyl, of the same length, and at a pressure of 6.

Conversely, a layer of liquid ether or of hydride of amyl, of this thickness, were its molecules freed from the thrall of cohesion, would form a column of vapor 38 inches long, at a pressure of 7.

Barbital, secobarbital, pentobartital, diazepam, meprobamate, atropine, scopolamine, amphetamine, pipradol, cannabis, peyote, dimethyltryptamine, fopium, heroin, morphine, pethidine, piminodine, acetone, amyl nitrite or what?

They were well stocked with gorp, bongs, pipes, vials of amyl nitrate, but understocked on towels, underwear, toothpaste.

This guy makes a lot of money in an important business, and he was telling me about his party over the weekend, with cocaine, amyl nitrate, Quaaludes, and dozens of bodies.

The only way to keep alert on ether is to do up a lot of amyls -- not all at once, but steadily, just enough to maintain the focus at ninety miles an hour through Barstow.

I picked four amyls out of the tin box and handed two of them to my attorney.

My attorney was cracking another amyl and the kid was climbing out of the back seat, scrambling down the trunk lid.

They were well stocked with gorp, bongs, pipes, vials of amyl nitrate, but understocked on towels, underwear, toothpaste.

Should they accidentally come in contact with the toxic fumes because of a leakage, each man carried amyl nitrate capsules to counteract the gas.

Barnum picked up the testimony of Miss Halliday, and described how she had gone to Room 310, given Miss Starbuck amyl nitrate inhalations, to check an attack of angina pectoris, and had, finally, in despair, sent for Dr.

Stormy started to shiver, moan, and she brought a long tab of amyl nitrite up to her little pug nose.

I do not believe that there is a single known psychoactive drug of which some of my friends is not a user/proponent/proselyte, and in the ensuing month I tried at least 3 dosage levels of (in order) marijuana, alcohol, hashish, LSD, STP, PCP, synthetic THC, benzedrine, methedrine, ibogaine, amyl nitrate, Valium, Lib-rium, mescaline (real and synthetic), and psilocybin (likewise), amanita muscaria, peyote, yohimbe bark, ginseng root, nitrous oxide, and 3 others which even the source could not name -- in addition, of course, to my usual caffeine and nicotine.