ALCOHOL AMYLICUM
\ˈalkəhˌɒl ˈamɪlˌɪkəm], \ˈalkəhˌɒl ˈamɪlˌɪkəm], \ˈa_l_k_ə_h_ˌɒ_l ˈa_m_ɪ_l_ˌɪ_k_ə_m]\
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(amylic alcohol). A name for fusel oil, an oily, nearly colorless liquid having a strong, offensive odor and an acrid taste. It is an active irritant poison. See fusel oil.
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Any one of the alcohols, which contain five carbon atoms, C5H11OH. The isobutyl a. is the chief constituent of fusel oil.
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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