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amyl

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amyl [′amĀ·əl]
(organic chemistry)
Any of the eight isomeric arrangements of the radical C5H11or a mixture of them. Also known as pentyl.


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I've only known one who could stop an attack, and he knocked me sideways with nitrite of amyl.
I had obtained good results in such cases by the inhalation of nitrite of amyl, and the present seemed an admirable opportunity of testing its virtues.
 
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