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Amylic   Listen
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Amylic  adj.  (Chem.) Pertaining to, or derived from, amyl; as, amylic ether.
Amylic alcohol (Chem.), same as amyl alcohol.
Amylic fermentation (Chem.), a process of fermentation in starch or sugar in which amyl alcohol is produced.






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"Amylic" Quotes from Famous Books



... rectification, which produce fine alcohols necessarily at an elevated price. We may remark, in passing, that the toxic action of commercial alcohols is in great part caused by the presence of essential oils, amylic alcohol, and ethers, absolutely pure alcohol, as compared with these, ...
— Scientific American Suppl. No. 299 • Various

... from which may be distilled a Potato spirit, and from it a volatile oil can be extracted, called by the Germans, Fuseloel. This is nauseous, and causes a heavy headache, with indigestion, and biliary disorders together with nervous tremors. Chemically it is amylic ether. ...
— Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure • William Thomas Fernie



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