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amylenUK
am·yl A0270800 (ăm′əl)adj. Pentyl. [Latin am(ylum), starch + -yl.]amyl (ˈæmɪl) n (Chemistry) (modifier, no longer in technical usage) of, consisting of, or containing any of eight isomeric forms of the monovalent group C5H11-: amyl group or radical. See also pentyl[C19: from Latin: amylum]am•yl (ˈæm ɪl, ˈeɪ mɪl) n. any of several univalent, isomeric groups with the formula C5H11. Also called pentyl . [1840–50; < Greek ámyl(on) starch (see amylo-) + -yl, with haplology of am(yl)-yl] ThesaurusNoun | 1. | amyl - a hydrocarbon radical that occurs in many organic compoundschemical group, radical, group - (chemistry) two or more atoms bound together as a single unit and forming part of a molecule |
amylenUK
am·yl (ā'mil), The radical formed from a pentane, C5H12, by removal of one H. Several isomeric forms exist, the more important being CH3CH2CH2CH2CH2- (amyl or pentyl); (CH3)2CHCH2CH2- (isoamyl or isopentyl); CH3CH2CH2CH(CH)3- and (CH3CH2)2CH- (secondary amyl or pentyl); and CH3CH2C(CH3)2- (tertiary amyl or pentyl). Synonym(s): pentyl (1) am·yl (am'il) The radical formed from a pentane, C5H12, by removal of one H. Several isomeric forms exist. Synonym(s): pentyl (1) . amyl (am′ĭl) [Gr. amylon, starch] A hypothetical univalent radical, C5H11, nonexistent in a free state. amyl nitriteC5H11NO2; a volatile and highly flammable clear liquid used as a vasodilator, esp. in the past for anginal pain. amylenUK Related to amyl: amyl nitrateWords related to amylnoun a hydrocarbon radical that occurs in many organic compoundsRelated Words- chemical group
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