Amylic
of, relating to, or characterized by the .
Historical Examples
It is soluble in amylic alcohol, scarcely so in absolute alcohol.
The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines T. H. Pardo de Tavera
amylic Alcohol dissolves all the alkaloids, if they are in a free state, and it also takes up a little of the resin.
Poisons: Their Effects and Detection Alexander Wynter Blyth
The filtrate, if shaken up with amylic alcohol, gives it in either case a red color.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 385, May 19, 1883 Various
For the detection of magenta the filtrate is mixed with a few drops of acetic acid, and it is then shaken up with amylic alcohol.
Cooley’s Practical Receipts, Volume II Arnold Cooley
The behavior of the amylic alcohol, thus colored red, with hydrochloric acid and ammonia is characteristic.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 385, May 19, 1883 Various
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