amyl alcohol
a colorless liquid, C5H12O, 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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Caffein aids the action of nitrates, acetanilid, ethyl alcohol and amyl alcohol, and increases the toxicity of barium chloride.
All About Coffee | William H. UkersOrdinary fusel oil yields also an isomeric amyl alcohol (active amyl alcohol) boiling at about 128.
Fusel oil and its chief constituent, amyl alcohol, are direct nerve poisons.
These colloids appear to be separated by amyl alcohol in virtue of their greater solubility in that menstruum.
The pear flavor, amyl acetate, is made from acetic acid and amyl alcohol—though amyl alcohol (fusel oil) has a detestable smell.
Creative Chemistry | Edwin E. Slosson
British Dictionary definitions for 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: C 5 H 11 OH
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Scientific definitions for amyl alcohol
[ ăm′əl, ā′məl ]
Any of various colorless oils derived from pentane, one of which is the main constituent of fusel oil. Chemical formula: C5H12.
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