释义 |
amyl alcohol noun 1. : pentyl alcohol 2. : either of two commercially produced mixtures of pentyl alcohols used chiefly in making esters and as solvents: a. : the optically active mixture consisting of isopentyl alcohol and active amyl alcohol obtained from fusel oil — called also fermentation amyl alcohol, isoamyl alcohol b. : the optically inactive mixture consisting of seven pentyl alcohols obtained by chlorination of pentanes from natural-gas gasoline or petroleum followed by hydrolysis — called also synthetic amyl alcohol |