The Collaborative International Dictionary
Nitrite \Ni"trite\, n. [Cf. F. nitrite. See Niter.] (Chem.) A salt or ester of nitrous acid; a compound bearing the -NO2 radical.
Amyl nitrite, a yellow oily volatile liquid, used in medicine as a depressant and a vaso-dilator. Its inhalation produces an instantaneous flushing of the face.
Amyl nitrite \Amyl nitrite\ A yellowish oily volatile liquid, C5H11NO2, used in medicine as a heart stimulant and a vasodilator. The inhalation of its vapor instantly produces flushing of the face.
Wiktionary
n. 1 (context organic compound English) The ester of amyl alcohol and nitrous acid. 2 (context informal English) isoamyl nitrite
Wikipedia
Amyl nitrite is a chemical compound with the formula CHONO. A variety of isomers are known, but they all feature an amyl group attached to the nitrite functional group. The alkyl group is unreactive and the chemical and biological properties are mainly due to the nitrite group. Like other alkyl nitrites, amyl nitrite is bioactive in mammals, being a vasodilator, which is the basis of its use as a prescription medicine. As an inhalant, it also has a psychoactive effect, which has led to its recreational use.
Usage examples of "amyl nitrite".
Dildoes, dog collars, whips, chains, amyl nitrite poppers, panties, brassieres, cock rings, catheters, enema bags, black lizard pumps with six-inch heels and a female mannequin covered by a tarp-- plasterboard, rubber lips, glued-on pubic hair, a snatch made from a garden hose.
Well, if you read the report, you know it was a lot more than amyl nitrite.
There was a table elaborately set with colognes, mouthwashes, and a teak box filled with amyl nitrite poppers.
There was a shelf of medicine: digitalis, nitroglycerin, ampoules of amyl nitrite, Contact, Scope.
There was a shelf of medicine: digitalis, nitroglycerin, ampules of amyl nitrite, Contact, Scope.
And somebody popping amyl nitrite under my nose about two in the morning.
He found dildoes, whips, spiked dog collars, amyl nitrite ampules, twelve jars of K-Y Jelly, a bag of marijuana, a brass-studded motorcycle jacket, a sawed-off shotgun, nine rolls of Benzedrine, a Nazi armband, oil paintings depicting all-male sodomy and soixante-neuf and a snapshot of Icepick Tony Iannone and a college boy nude cheek-to-cheek.
Showered and scented in a new grey satin dressing-gown, having assembled some exciting sex toys, including a three-fingered vibrator bought in Paris on the way home, and several phials of amyl nitrite, Rannaldini waited for Flora.
Every souvenir shop has poppers of amyl nitrite for sale in the back.