amyl

A1M3Y4L1
UK/ˈæ.mɪl/

noun

Synonym of pentyl.

Similar
pentyl
OriginLatin amylum ← Ancient Greek ἄμῠλον (ámŭlon) ← Proto-Hellenic *mólā →
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Meanings

nounamyl (countable and uncountable, plural amyls)

plural amyls · alternative dated amyle

  1. countabledateduncountablechemistrySynonym of pentyl.

    Synonyms: pentyl

  2. abbreviationcountableellipsisinformaluncountableEllipsis of amyl nitrite.

    Holy fuck! — it’s like a double amyl rush — popping in the cranium like a week-old orgasm.

    1993, Tristan Hawkins, Pepper, London: Flamingo, →ISBN, page 226
    1 more example

    We had two bags of grass, 75 pellets of mescaline, five sheets of high-powered blotter acid, a salt shaker half full of cocaine, and a whole galaxy of multi-colored uppers, downers, screamers, laughers. . . and also a quart of tequila, a quart of rum, a case of Budweiser, a pint of raw ether and two dozen amyls.

    1971, Hunter S. Thompson, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, New York: Popular Library, →ISBN, page 4
adjectiveamyl (not comparable)

alternative dated amyle

  1. not comparableOf or pertaining to starch

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of pentyl.

Similar
pentyl
Also see
amyl nitritepentyl

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*ə-
  4. Ancient Greekἀ- (a-)
  5. Proto-Indo-European*melh₂-
  6. Proto-Hellenic*mólā
  7. Ancient Greekμύλη (múlē)
  8. Ancient Greekἄμῠλος (ámŭlos)
  9. Ancient Greekἄμῠλον (ámŭlon)
  10. Latinamylum
  11. Englishamyl

From Latin amylum (“starch”), from Ancient Greek ἄμυλον (ámulon, “starch”) from ἀ- (a-, “privative”) + μύλη (múlē, “mill”).

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Translations

Catalan amil
  • amilpentyl
French amyle
  • amylepentyl
Irish aimil, aimileach
  • aimilpentyl
  • aimileachof or pertaining to starch
Italian amile, amile
  • amilepentyl
  • amileof or pertaining to starch
Portuguese amílico
  • amílicoof or pertaining to starch
Spanish amilo, amílico
  • amilopentyl
  • amílicoof or pertaining to starch

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

LamyYAMLMalyMylaAlmylyammyal
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APA

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MLA

“amyl.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amyl. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “amyl,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amyl.

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