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amyl_alcohol

amyl alcohol

English

Noun

amyl alcohol ‎(uncountable)

(organic chemistry) Any of the isomers of pentanol, C₅H₁₁OH; the principal constituent of fusel oil.

Translations

any of the isomers of pentanol

Catalan: alcohol amílic m
Finnish: amyylialkoholi
Italian: alcol amilico m

Portuguese: álcool amílico (pt) m
Spanish: alcohol amílico m

Synonyms

pentanol

Derived terms

isoamyl alcohol