amyl
pronunciation
How to pronounce amyl in British English:
UK ['æmɪl]
How to pronounce amyl in American English:
US ['æmɪl]
Word Origin
- amyl (n.)
- hydrocarbon radical, 1850, from Latin amylum, from Greek amylon "fine meal, starch," noun use of neuter of adjective amylos "not ground at the mill, ground by hand," from a-, privative prefix, "not" + myle "mill" (see mill (n.1)). So called because first obtained from the distilled spirits of potato or grain starch (though it also is obtained from other sources).
Example
- 1. Buy amyl hexamethylene benzoic acid amyl phenol ester , sell amyl hexamethylene benzoic acid amyl phenol ester .
- 2. Avoid pumping strong corrosive and flammable oil , such as benzene , amyl acetate , gasoline , alcohol and so on .