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amyl

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am·yl  (ml)
n.
The univalent organic radical, C5H11, occurring in many organic compounds in eight isomeric forms. Also called pentyl.
[Latin am(ylum), starch + -yl.]
amyl  (ml)
The radical C5H11, derived from pentane. Amyl occurs in eight isomeric forms. Also called pentyl.
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Noun1.amyl - a hydrocarbon radical that occurs in many organic compounds
chemical group, radical, group - (chemistry) two or more atoms bound together as a single unit and forming part of a molecule


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I've only known one who could stop an attack, and he knocked me sideways with nitrite of amyl.
A Thief in the Night by Hornung, E. W. View in context
I had obtained good results in such cases by the inhalation of nitrite of amyl, and the present seemed an admirable opportunity of testing its virtues.
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