butyl nitrite

noun

: an oily liquid ester C₄H₉NO₂ of butyl alcohol and nitrous acid that is inhaled illicitly especially as an aphrodisiac compare popper

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Inside the labyrinth of the upper floors, men sniffed a highly volatile liquid called butyl nitrite—poppers, as the type of drug is still known. —

Robert Klara, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 June 2023

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1889, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of butyl nitrite was in 1889

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“Butyl nitrite.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/butyl%20nitrite. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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