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amyl alcohol

3 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. amyl alcohol (noun)
  2. active amyl alcohol (noun)
  3. tertiary amyl alcohol (noun)

amyl alcohol

noun

Definition of AMYL ALCOHOL

: any of eight isomeric alcohols C5H12O used especially as solvents and in making esters; also : a commercially produced mixture of amyl alcohols used especially as a solvent

First Known Use of AMYL ALCOHOL

1849

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