active amyl alcohol

noun

: a liquid levorotatory primary alcohol C2H5CH(CH3)CH2OH occurring in fusel oil; levo-2-methyl-1-butanol

Word History

First Known Use

1870, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of active amyl alcohol was in 1870

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“Active amyl alcohol.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/active%20amyl%20alcohol. Accessed 11 Oct. 2024.

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