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fusel oil definition

fu·sel oil (fyo̵̅o̅′zəl, -səl)

an oily, acrid, poisonous liquid occurring in imperfectly distilled alcoholic products and consisting chiefly of amyl alcohols: small amounts contribute to the characteristic flavor of a whiskey

Etymology: Ger fusel, inferior liquor < L fusilis, fusil

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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