Amyl propionate
a colorless liquid, c 8 h 16 o 2 , having an applelike odor, used chiefly as a scent in the manufacture of flavorings and perfume.
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- Amyl radical
. any of several univalent, isomeric groups having the formula c 5 h 11 –, whose derivatives are found in fusel oil, fruit extracts, etc.
- Amyl sulfide
. a yellow liquid consisting of a mixture of isomers having the formula (c 5 h 11) 2 s, used chiefly in the preparation of organic sulfur compounds.
- Amylaceous
of the nature of starch; starchy. historical examples next in order to the saccharine foods as the source of indigestion in gouty persons come the amylaceous aliments. a system of practical medicine by american authors, vol. ii various for this purpose, almost every amylaceous vegetable at once plentiful and cheap has, in its turn, been […]
- Amylase-creatinine clearance ratio
amylase-creatinine clearance ratio amylase-creatinine clearance ratio n. the ratio between amylase and creatinine in serum and urine, used to diagnose acute pancreat-tis.
- Amylene
any of five unsaturated isomeric hydrocarbons having the formula c 5 h 10 . historical examples amylene (c5h10), an ethereal liquid with an aromatic odour, prepared from fusel-oil. the new gresham encyclopedia. vol. 1 part 2 various noun another name (no longer in technical usage) for pentene