amyl alcohol

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noun amyl alcohol a colourless flammable liquid existing in eight isomeric forms that is used as a solvent and in the manufacture of organic compounds and pharmaceuticals. Formula: C5H11OH 3
noun amyl alcohol a colorless, sharp-smelling alcohol, C5H11OH, obtained by the fermentation of starchy substances and also present in fusel oil: it has several isomeric forms 3
noun amyl alcohol a colorless liquid, C 5 H 12 O, consisting of a mixture of two or more isomeric alcohols, derived from the pentanes, and used as a solvent and intermediate for organic synthesis: the main component of fusel oil. 1
noun amyl alcohol (organic chemistry) Any of the isomers of pentanol, C5H11OH; the principal constituent of fusel oil. 0

before 1860

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First recorded in 1860-65

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