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11amyl- — [am′il] combining form AMYLO : used before a vowel …
12Amyl — The word or root amyl has two meanings, in organic chemistry and biochemistry. Biochemistry In biochemistry, amyl means pertaining to starch . Many moderately complex biological chemicals related to starch contain it, for example: * Amylase *… …
13Amyl — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Amyl peut désigner : l Amyl, une rivière russe En biochimie et en chimie, il peut avoir deux sens différents: en chimie organique, « amyl » …
14amyl — n amyl nitrite (sometimes called amyl nitrate); a very powerful stimulant drug inhaled from a broken phial or popper. Amyl nitrite is prescribed for the treat ment of angina pectoris, though it has been taken for fun since the 1950s, and for its… …
15amyl — /am il, ay mil/, Chem. adj. 1. containing an amyl group; pentyl. n. 2. an amyl group. [1840 50; < Gk ám(ylon) starch (see AMYLO ) + YL, with haplology of am(yl) yl] * * * …
16amyl- — 1. See amylo . 2. Pentyl See amyl …
17Amyl- — A|myl [griech. ámylon = Stärke; ↑ yl ] 1) veraltetes Präfix für den Rest H11C5 (↑ Pentyl ) in Namen von org. Verb.; ebenso unzulässig sind die Präfixe Isoamyl (3 Methylbutyl ) u. tert Amyl (1,1 Dimethylpropyl ); 2) vor Konsonanten meist Amylo :… …
18Amyl — chemical amyl nitrite, used as a sexual stimulant …
19amyl — Australian Slang chemical amyl nitrite, used as a sexual stimulant …
20amyl — [ eɪmʌɪl, amɪl] noun 1》 [as modifier] Chemistry of or denoting the straight chain pentyl radical ‒C5H11. 2》 informal short for amyl nitrite. Origin C19: from L. amylum starch + yl …
