n. [ Gr. &unr_; containing an integer and one third (
☞ It is so called from being compounded of a spondee (which contains 4 times) with an iambus or a trochee (which contains 3 times). It is called 1st, 2d, 3d, or 4th epitrite according as the short syllable stands 1st, 2d, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Cf. F. nitrite. See Niter. ] (Chem.) A salt or ester of nitrous acid; a compound bearing the
Amyl nitrite,
n. [ Cf. F. nitrite. See Niter. ] (Chem.) A salt or ester of nitrous acid; a compound bearing the
Amyl nitrite,