amyl alcohol

noun

Any of the isomers of pentanol, C₅H₁₁OH; the principal constituent of fusel oil.

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nounamyl alcohol (countable and uncountable, plural amyl alcohols)

plural amyl alcohols

  1. countableuncountablechemistryAny of the isomers of pentanol, C₅H₁₁OH; the principal constituent of fusel oil.

    Synonyms: pentanol

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAny of the isomers of pentanol, C₅H₁₁OH; the principal constituent of fusel oil.

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Translations

Catalan alcohol amílic
  • alcohol amílicany of the isomers of pentanol
Finnish amyylialkoholi
  • amyylialkoholiany of the isomers of pentanol
Italian alcol amilico
  • alcol amilicoany of the isomers of pentanol
Portuguese álcool amílico
  • álcool amílicoany of the isomers of pentanol
Romanian alcool amilic
  • alcool amilicany of the isomers of pentanol
Spanish alcohol amílico
  • alcohol amílicoany of the isomers of pentanol
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