- ethyl nitrite spirit
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a four percent solution of ethyl nitrite in alcohol, formerly used in medicine as a diaphoretic, diuretic, and antispasmodic. Also called spirit of nitrous ether, sweet spirit of nitre.
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spirit of nitrous ether — Pharm. See ethyl nitrite spirit. [1855 60] * * * … Universalium
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