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AMYL ALCOHOL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does amyl alcohol mean?
• AMYL ALCOHOL (noun)
The noun AMYL ALCOHOL has 1 sense:
1. a mixture of 2 or more isomeric alcohols; used as a solvent and in organic synthesis
Familiarity information: AMYL ALCOHOL used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A mixture of 2 or more isomeric alcohols; used as a solvent and in organic synthesis
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Hypernyms ("amyl alcohol" is a kind of...):
alcohol (any of a series of volatile hydroxyl compounds that are made from hydrocarbons by distillation)
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