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ethyl nitrite
noun
, Chemistry.
- a colorless or yellowish, very volatile, highly aromatic, flammable liquid, C 2 H 2 NO 2 , used chiefly in the preparation of organic substances.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of ethyl nitrite1
First recorded in 1865–70
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