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amyl alcohol

amyl alcohol noun: any of the isomers of pentanol, C₅H₁₁OH; the principal constituent of fusel oil.

Noun

amyl alcohol (countable and uncountable, plural amyl alcohols)

  1. Any of the isomers of pentanol, C₅H₁₁OH; the principal constituent of fusel oil.
    Synonyms:
    pentanol

Synonyms of amyl alcohol

Forms of amyl alcohol

pluralamyl alcohols

Words formed from amyl alcohol

Questions about amyl alcohol

What does amyl alcohol mean?
Amyl alcohol means any of the isomers of pentanol, C₅H₁₁OH; the principal constituent of fusel oil.
What part of speech is amyl alcohol?
Amyl alcohol is a noun.
What is the plural of amyl alcohol?
The plural of amyl alcohol is amyl alcohols.

Words near amyl alcohol in the dictionary

  1. Amygism
  2. Amygist
  3. Amygists
  4. amyl
  5. amyl acetate
  6. amyl alcohol
  7. amyl alcohols
  8. amyl nitrate
  9. amyl nitrite
  10. amyl-
  11. amylaceous

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