amylic

[ uh-mil-ik ]

/ əˈmɪl ɪk /

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adjective

of, relating to, or characterized by the amyl group.

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Origin of amylic

First recorded in 1855–60; amyl + -ic

Words nearby amylic

amylase, amylase-creatinine clearance ratio, amylasuria, amylene, amyl group, amylic, amylin, amyl nitrite, amylo-, amylo-1,6-glucosidase, amylogen

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It may be produced by passing a stream of nitrous acid gas through purified amylic alcohol at a temperature of 132 C.
Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I|Arnold Cooley
The behavior of the amylic alcohol, thus colored red, with hydrochloric acid and ammonia is characteristic.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 385, May 19, 1883|Various
The filtrate, if shaken up with amylic alcohol, gives it in either case a red color.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 385, May 19, 1883|Various
Amylic Alcohol dissolves all the alkaloids, if they are in a free state, and it also takes up a little of the resin.
Poisons: Their Effects and Detection|Alexander Wynter Blyth

For the detection of magenta the filtrate is mixed with a few drops of acetic acid, and it is then shaken up with amylic alcohol.
Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II|Arnold Cooley

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