amyl

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a hydrocarbon radical that occurs in many organic compounds

   The compound contains an amyl group attached to oxygen.

2. 2
   noun

   Ellipsis of amyl nitrite.

   The physician administered amyl nitrite to dilate the blood vessels.

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

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