yà xiāo suān yì wù zhǐdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
amyl nitrite
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

亞硝酸異戊酯 亚硝酸异戊酯 [ya4 xiao1 suan1 yi4 wu4 zhi3] /amyl nitrite/

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Other forms in these source records: 亞硝酸異戊酯

  • 亚
    yà

    second / next to / inferior / sub- / Taiwan pr. [yǎ]

    Yà

    Asia / Asian / Taiwan pr. [Yǎ]

  • 硝
    xiāo

    saltpeter / to tan (leather)

  • 酸
    suān

    sour / tart / sick at heart / grieved / sore / aching / pedantic / impractical / to make sarcastic remarks about sb / an acid

  • 异
    yì

    different / other / hetero- / unusual / strange / surprising / to distinguish / to separate / to discriminate

  • 戊
    wù

    fifth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shí tiān gān] / fifth in order / letter "E" or Roman "V" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc / penta

  • 酯
    zhǐ

    ester

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