amyl alcohol

American  

noun

Chemistry.

1. 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.

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amyl alcohol British  

noun

1. 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: C 5 H 11 OH

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amyl alcohol Scientific  

/ ăm′əl,ā′məl /

1. Any of various colorless oils derived from pentane, one of which is the main constituent of fusel oil. Chemical formula: C ₅ H ₁₂ .

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Etymology

Origin of amyl alcohol

First recorded in 1860–65

Example Sentences

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amyl alcohol

Recently, however, crystalline paraffine has been obtained from ozokerite by dissolving the latter in warm amyl alcohol; on cooling the greater part separates out in crystals having the luster of mother-of-pearl.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 711, August 17, 1889 by Various

These colloids appear to be separated by amyl alcohol in virtue of their greater solubility in that menstruum.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 711, August 17, 1889 by Various

Caffein aids the action of nitrates, acetanilid, ethyl alcohol and amyl alcohol, and increases the toxicity of barium chloride.

From All About Coffee by Ukers, William H. (William Harrison)

The reduction of o-oxybenzoic acids by sodium in amyl alcohol solution has been studied by A. Einhorn and J.S.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 1 "Châtelet" to "Chicago" by Various

Halphen's Reagent.—Mix equal volumes of amyl alcohol and carbon disulphid containing about one per cent of sulphur in solution.

From Human Foods and Their Nutritive Value by Snyder, Harry