diamyl sulfide

[dahy-am-uh l]

noun Chemistry.

a yellow liquid consisting of a mixture of isomers having the formula (C5H11)2S, used chiefly in the preparation of organic sulfur compounds.

Origin of diamyl sulfide

Also called amyl sulfide.

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