fu·sel oil (fy  z l)n. An acrid, oily, poisonous liquid mixture of amyl alcohols, occurring in incompletely distilled alcoholic liquids and used as a solvent and in the manufacture of explosives and pure amyl alcohols. [German Fusel, bad liquor, from Low German.] |
fusel oil, fusel [ˈfjuːzəl]
n
(Chemistry / Elements & Compounds) a mixture of amyl alcohols, propanol, and butanol: a by-product in the distillation of fermented liquors used as a source of amyl alcohols
[from German Fusel bad spirits]
| fusel oil (fyzl) An acrid, oily, poisonous liquid occurring in the distillation products of fermented alcoholic liquids. Fusel oil is a mixture of amyl alcohols, fatty acids, and esters. It is used in paints, plastics, and varnishes, and in the manufacture of explosives. |
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| Noun | 1. | fusel oil - a mixture of amyl alcohols and propanol and butanol formed from distillation of fermented liquors oil - a slippery or viscous liquid or liquefiable substance not miscible with water |
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