RELATED CONTENT
English Affixes From A To Z: A One-Stop List Of Suffixes, Prefixes, and Combining FormsIn English, we love to make new words by adding all sorts of bits to the front and back of existing terms. These are called affixes, and they are added to the base or stem of a word. When attached to the end of word, the affix is called a suffix. And to the beginning? A prefix.
Nearby words
amygdaloid nucleus, amygdaloidal, amygdaloside, amygdule, amyl, amyl acetate, amyl alcohol, amyl group, amyl nitrite, amyl propionate, amyl-
Origin of amyl acetate
First recorded in 1865–70
Also called am·yl·a·ce·tic e·ther [am-il-uh-see-tik, -set-ik, am-] /ˈæm ɪl əˈsi tɪk, -ˈsɛt ɪk, ˌæm-/.
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019
British Dictionary definitions for amyl acetate
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012