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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A metallic derivative of amyl alcohol: as, sodium amylate, C5H11ONa.
- noun A compound of starch with a base.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Chem.) A compound of the radical amyl with oxygen and a positive atom or radical.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun organic chemistry A compound of the radical
amyl withoxygen and a positive atom orradical .
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