butyl nitrite

noun

: an oily liquid ester C4H9NO2 of butyl alcohol and nitrous acid that is inhaled illicitly especially as an aphrodisiac compare popper

Word History

First Known Use

1889, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of butyl nitrite was in 1889

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“Butyl nitrite.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/butyl%20nitrite. Accessed 29 Mar. 2023.

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Medical Definition

butyl nitrite

noun
: a colorless pungent liquid C4H9NO2 inhaled by drug users for its stimulating effects which are similar to those of amyl nitrite

called also isobutyl nitrite

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