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AMYL NITRATE

Dictionary entry overview: What does amyl nitrate mean?

• AMYL NITRATE (noun)
The noun AMYL NITRATE has 1 sense:

1. a vasodilator that is sometimes used to treat angina pectoris

Familiarity information: AMYL NITRATE used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• AMYL NITRATE (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A vasodilator that is sometimes used to treat angina pectoris

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("amyl nitrate" is a kind of...):

vasodilative; vasodilator (a drug that causes dilation of blood vessels)

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