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amyl-
variant of amylo-, especially before a vowel.
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World English Dictionary
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| —n | |
| (modifier, no longer in technical usage) See also pentyl of, consisting of, or containing any of eight isomeric forms of the monovalent group C5H11-: amyl group or radical | |
| [C19: from Latin: | |
| amylo- or (before a vowel) amyl- | |
| —combining form | |
| indicating starch: amylolysis; amylase | |
| [from Latin: | |
| amyl- or (before a vowel) amyl- | |
| —combining form | |
| [from Latin: | |
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
amyl
hydrocarbon radical, 1850, from L. amylum, from Gk. amylon "fine meal, starch," lit. neut. of adj. amylos "not ground at the mill," from a-, privative prefix, "not" + myle "mill" (see mill (n.1)). So called because first obtained from the distilled spirits of potato or grain starch.
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
amyl am·yl (ām'əl)
n.
The univalent organic radical, C5H11, occurring in many organic compounds in eight isomeric forms. Also called pentyl.
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Science Dictionary
amyl  (ām'əl) Pronunciation Key
The radical C5H11, derived from pentane. Amyl occurs in eight isomeric forms. Also called pentyl. |
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Nitrite drugs such as amyl nitrite are volatile liquids which are inhaled.
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