Definition of amyl ether
: any symmetrical ether (C5H11)2O derived from amyl alcohol
especially
: a mixture of normal pentyl ether and isopentyl ether obtained as a by-product in the preparation of amyl alcohol (see amyl alcohol sense 2a) and used as a solvent
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The first known use of amyl ether was in 1840
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