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diamyl sulfide

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[dahy-am-uhl] / daɪˈæm əl /

noun

Chemistry.

  1. a yellow liquid consisting of a mixture of isomers having the formula (C 5 H11 ) 2 S, used chiefly in the preparation of organic sulfur compounds.

Etymology

Origin of diamyl sulfide

di- 1 + amyl

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