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amyl

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amyl /am·yl/ (am´il) the radical —C5H11.
amyl nitrite  a volatile, flammable liquid with a pungent ethereal odor. It is administered by inhalation for the treatment of cyanide poisoning, producing methemoglobin which binds cyanide, and as a diagnostic aid in tests of reserve cardiac function and diagnosis of certain heart murmurs. It is abused to produce euphoria and as a sexual stimulant.
am·yl (ml)
n.
The univalent organic radical, C5H11, occurring in many organic compounds in eight isomeric forms. Also called pentyl.


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