Definition of Amyl

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amyl
n. starch

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Amyl Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Amyl
(n.)
A hydrocarbon radical, C5H11, of the paraffine series found in amyl alcohol or fusel oil, etc.
  

Australian Slang
Amyl
chemical amyl nitrite, used as a sexual stimulant

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amyl

amyl
\am"yl\ (&?;), n. [l. amylum starch + -yl. cf. amidin.] (chem.) a hydrocarbon radical, c5h11, of the paraffine series found in amyl alcohol or fusel oil, etc.


  similar words(2) 




 amyl nitrite 
 amyl alcohol 


Amyl Definition from Medicine Dictionaries & Glossaries

Dictionary of Medicine (Shahram)
amyl-
prefix
starch


Amyl Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries

Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia
Amyl
The word or root amyl has two meanings, in organic chemistry and biochemistry.

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