Amyl
adj, noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
- 1 Synonym of pentyl. dated
- 2 a hydrocarbon radical that occurs in many organic compounds wordnet
- 3 Ellipsis of amyl nitrite. abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, informal
"We had two bags of grass, 75 pellets of mescaline, five sheets of high-powered blotter acid, a salt shaker half full of cocaine, and a whole galaxy of multi-colored uppers, downers, screamers, laughers. . . and also a quart of tequila, a quart of rum, a case of Budweiser, a pint of raw ether and two dozen amyls."
- 1 Of or pertaining to starch not-comparable
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More examples"We had two bags of grass, 75 pellets of mescaline, five sheets of high-powered blotter acid, a salt shaker half full of cocaine, and a whole galaxy of multi-colored uppers, downers, screamers, laughers. . . and also a quart of tequila, a quart of rum, a case of Budweiser, a pint of raw ether and two dozen amyls."
Etymology
From Latin amylum (“starch”), from Ancient Greek ἄμυλον (ámulon, “starch”) from ἀ- (a-, “privative”) + μύλη (múlē, “mill”).
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