Amyl Definition

ăməl
adjective
Pentyl.
American Heritage

Of or pertaining to starch.

Wiktionary
noun
Any of various isomeric forms of the radical C5H11
Webster's New World

(dated, organic chemistry) Pentyl.

Wiktionary
affix

Amylo-

Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Amyl

Noun

Singular:
amyl
Plural:
amyls

Origin of Amyl

  • From Latin amylum (“starch”) + -yl. Compare with amidin.

    From Wiktionary

  • Latin am(ylum) starch –yl

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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Words Starting With

AAMAMY

Words Ending With

LYLMYL

Unscrambles

amyl

Words Starting With A and Ending With L

Starts With A & Ends With LStarts With AM & Ends With LStarts With A & Ends With YL

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4 Letter Words4 Letter Words Starting With A4 Letter Words Ending With L