C5H11NO2

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Amyl nitrite \Amyl nitrite\
     A yellowish oily volatile liquid, {C5H11NO2}, used in
     medicine as a heart stimulant and a vasodilator. The
     inhalation of its vapor instantly produces flushing of the
     face.
     [Webster 1913 Suppl.]



From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Betaine \Be"ta*ine\, n. [From beta, generic name of the beet.]
     (Chem.)
     A nitrogenous base, {C5H11NO2}, produced artificially, and
     also occurring naturally in beet-root molasses and its
     residues, from which it is extracted as a white crystalline
     substance; -- called also {lycine} and {oxyneurine}. It has a
     sweetish taste.
     [1913 Webster]