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AMYL NITRATE
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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
Sense 1
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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