(definition) by Webster 1913 Wed Dec 22 1999 at 1:26:55

Ni"trite (?), n. [Cf. F. nitrite. See Niter.] Chem.

A salt of nitrous acid.

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.

 

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