资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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.
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.