Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

amyl alcohol

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.03 in modern English

Syllables: amyl al-co-hol
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of the isomers of pentanol, C₅H₁₁OH; the principal constituent of fusel oil.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

amyl alcohols (plural)

Phrases

isoamyl alcohol

Synonyms

pentanol

Questions

What does amyl alcohol mean?: Any of the isomers of pentanol, C₅H₁₁OH; the principal constituent of fusel oil.

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