noun

• A colourless synthetic liquid used as an additive in diesel fuel to improve its ignition properties.

  Chemical formula: C₅H₁₁NO₃

  ‘I was absolutely hooked - quite possibly something to do with the smell of ether and amyl nitrate in the fuel.’

  More example sentences

  • ‘I even used to make my own fuel, the contents of which contained wonderfully volatile components such as amyl nitrate and ether.’
  • ‘When I looked down and breathed in it was the unmistakeable smell of amyl nitrate reaching my nostrils.’