amyl C2 Topic:Materials & Substances US /ˈæ.mɪl/ UK /ˈæ.mɪl/ See IPA manual Freq #68124 Meanings 1 noun a hydrocarbon radical that occurs in many organic compounds The compound contains an amyl group attached to oxygen. 2 noun Ellipsis of amyl nitrite. The physician administered amyl nitrite to dilate the blood vessels. Thesaurus Synonyms pentyl Word family Derived forms amobarbitalamylateamyleneamylicamylogenamylogenesisamylomeamylometeramyloplasticamyluriadexamyltertamyl Common collocations amyl nitrite Noun + noun Etymology From Latin amylum (“starch”), from Ancient Greek ἄμυλον (ámulon, “starch”) from ἀ- (a-, “privative”) + μύλη (múlē, “mill”). Topics Materials & Substances External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # amyl **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈæ.mɪl/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈæ.mɪl/ **Frequency rank:** 68124 ## Meanings 1. a hydrocarbon radical that occurs in many organic compounds 2. Ellipsis of amyl nitrite. ## Examples - The compound contains an amyl group attached to oxygen. - The physician administered amyl nitrite to dilate the blood vessels. ## Synonyms - pentyl ## Derived Forms - amobarbital - amylate - amylene - amylic - amylogen - amylogenesis - amylome - amylometer - amyloplastic - amyluria - dexamyl - tertamyl ## Etymology From Latin amylum (“starch”), from Ancient Greek ἄμυλον (ámulon, “starch”) from ἀ- (a-, “privative”) + μύλη (múlē, “mill”). ## Topics - Materials & Substances markdown