amyl
English
Alternative forms
- amyle (dated)
Etymology
From Latin amylum (“starch”), from Ancient Greek ἄμυλον (ámulon, “starch”) from ἀ- (a-, “privative”) + μύλη (múlē, “mill”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈæ.mɪl/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - Rhymes: -æmɪl
Noun
amyl (plural amyls)
- (dated, organic chemistry) Synonym of pentyl
- (informal) amyl nitrite
- 1971, Hunter S. Thompson, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, New York: Popular Library, →ISBN, page 4:
- 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.
- 1993, Tristan Hawkins, Pepper, London: Flamingo, →ISBN, page 226:
- Holy fuck! — it’s like a double amyl rush — popping in the cranium like a week-old orgasm.
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Derived terms
- amyl alcohol
- amylate
- amylene
- amylic
- amyl nitrate
- amyl nitrite
- tertiary amyl
Translations
pentyl
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Adjective
amyl (not comparable)
- Of or pertaining to starch
Related terms
- amylo- (amyl-)
- amylum
Translations
of or pertaining to starch
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Anagrams
- Almy, Lamy, Maly, Myla, YAML, lyam, myal
Middle Welsh
Etymology
From Proto-Brythonic *aml, from Latin amplus (“large, spacious”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aml/, [ˈaməl]
Adjective
amyl
- numerous, many
Descendants
- Welsh: aml
Mutation
| Middle Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Soft | Nasal | H-prothesis |
| amyl | unchanged | unchanged | hamyl |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Further reading
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “aml”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
Polish
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin amylum (“starch”), from Ancient Greek ἄμυλον (ámulon, “starch”). First attested in 1857.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈa.mɨl/
- Rhymes: -amɨl
- Syllabification: a‧myl
Noun
amyl m inan
- (organic chemistry, obsolete) amyl
Declension
Declension of amyl
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | amyl |
| genitive | amylu |
| dative | amylowi |
| accusative | amyl |
| instrumental | amylem |
| locative | amylu |
| vocative | amylu |
Derived terms
nouns
- amylaza
- amylograf
- amyloid
- amyloidoza
- amylopektyna
- amyloplast
- amyloza
References
- Jakub Natanson (1857) Krótki rys chemii organicznéj : ze szczególnym względem na rolnictwo, technologią [!] i medycynę. Cz. 1, page 161
Further reading
- Aleksander Zdanowicz (1861), “amyl”, in Słownik języka polskiego, Wilno 1861
- amyl in Narodowy Fotokorpus Języka Polskiego