amyl
adjEtymology From Latin amylum (“starch”), from Ancient Greek ἄμυλον (ámulon, “starch”) from ἀ- (a-, “privative”) + μύλη (múlē, “mill”).
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Of or pertaining to starch
amyl
nounUK /ˈæ.mɪl/
Etymology From Latin amylum (“starch”), from Ancient Greek ἄμυλον (ámulon, “starch”) from ἀ- (a-, “privative”) + μύλη (múlē, “mill”).
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Chemistry, Natural sciences, Organic chemistry, Physical sciences Dated Synonym of pentyl.
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Abbreviation, Ellipsis, Informal Ellipsis of amyl nitrite.
- We had two bags of grass, 75 pellets of mescaline, five sheets of high-powered blotter acid, a salt shaker half full of cocaine, and a whole galaxy of multi-colored uppers, downers, screamers, laughers. . . and also a quart of tequila, a quart of rum, a case of Budweiser, a pint of raw ether and two dozen amyls.1971, Hunter S. Thompson, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, New York: Popular Library, →ISBN, page 4:
- Holy fuck! — it’s like a double amyl rush — popping in the cranium like a week-old orgasm.1993, Tristan Hawkins, Pepper, London: Flamingo, →ISBN, page 226:
- Derived terms
- amobarbital, amyl acetate, amyl alcohol, amylate, amylene, amylic, amyl nitrate, amyl nitrite, amylogen, amylogenesis, amylome, amylometer, amyloplastic, amyluria, dexamyl, tertamyl, tertiary amyl