(definition) by Webster 1913 Tue Dec 21 1999 at 21:46:26

Am"yl (#), n. [L. amylum starch + -yl. Cf. Amidin.] Chem.

A hydrocarbon radical, C5H11, of the paraffine series found in amyl alcohol or fusel oil, etc.

 

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