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amyl

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Scrabble points
9
Words With Friends
10
Letters
4
Pronunciation
/ˈæ.mɪl/

Definition of amyl

3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (dated)Synonym of pentyl.
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noun

  1. (dated)Synonym of pentyl.
  2. (abbreviation, alt-of, 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.”
    “Holy fuck! — it’s like a double amyl rush — popping in the cranium like a week-old orgasm.”

adj

  1. (not-comparable)Of or pertaining to starch

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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ᾰ̓- (ă-) Proto-Indo-European *melh₂-der. Proto-Hellenic *mólā Ancient Greek μῠ́λη (mŭ́lē) Ancient Greek ἄμῠλος (ámŭlos) Ancient Greek ἄμῠλον (ámŭlon)der. Latin amylumder. English amyl From Latin amylum (“starch”), from Ancient Greek ἄμυλον (ámulon, “starch”) from ἀ- (a-, “privative”) + μύλη (múlē, “mill”).

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