amyl-

combining form

variants or amylo-

: starch

amyloplast

Word History

Etymology

combining form from Latin amylum "fine grain, starch," borrowed from Greek ámylon, noun derivative from neuter of ámylos "not ground with a millstone (hence, hand-ground)," from a- a- entry 2 + -mylos, derivative of mýlē "quern, millstone" — more at meal entry 2

Rhymes for amyl-

• camel
• hamel
• hamil
• mammal
• trammel
• enamel
• glutamyl

Medical Definition

amyl

noun

am·​yl ˈam-əl 

: a univalent hydrocarbon radical C₅H₁₁ that occurs in various isomeric forms and is derived from pentane

called also pentyl