c5h11no2

2 definitions found

c5h11no2 - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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.]

  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]