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Meaning of AMYLIC

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Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\A*myl"ic\, a. (Chem.)
Pertaining to, or derived from, amyl; as, amylic ether.

{Amylic alcohol} (Chem.), one of the series of alcohols, a
   transparent, colorless liquid, having a peculiar odor. It
   is the hydroxide of amyl.

{Amylic fermentation} (Chem.), a process of fermentation in
   starch or sugar in which amylic alcohol is produced.
   --Gregory.

 

 

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