See Also: Amyl(medicine)
Amyl-(health)
amyl(dictionary)
amyl alcohol(medicine)
amyl hydrate(medicine)
amyl nitrite(medicine)
amyl valerate(medicine)
tertiary amyl alcohol(medicine)

amyl (iou)



amyl noun. M19.
[from Latin amylum starch + -YL.]
Chemistry. Pentyl; spec. the primary straight-chain radical C5H11.
Comb.: amyl nitrate a colourless synthetic liquid, C5H11NO3, used as an additive in diesel fuel to improve its ignition properties; amyl nitrite a yellowish volatile synthetic liquid, C5H11NO2, used medicinally as a vasodilator, rapidly absorbed by the body on inhalation, and sometimes used for its stimulatory effects.
amylene noun pentene;
amylene hydrate, tertiary pentyl alcohol, an anaesthetic: M19.